sedentary

adjective

/ˈsedntri/

/ˈsednteri/

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(of work, activities, etc.工作、活动等) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down需要久坐的
- a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle常久坐的工作／职业／生活方式
(of people人) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving惯于久坐不动的
- He became increasingly sedentary in later life.到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。
(specialist) (of people or animals人或动物) that stay and live in the same place or area定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的
- Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。
- a sedentary population定居人口

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.

TOEFL BNC: 19189 COCA: 13725

sedentary

Not moving: still, static, stationary...