sedentary

座りがちの、運動不足の

座っている時間が長く、体をほとんど動かさない。

やさしい英語で： Involving a lot of sitting and very little physical activity.

• I have a sedentary job.
• Regular walks can help people with sedentary lifestyles.
• Has office work made you more sedentary?

類義語： inactive

反対語： active

よく使う表現： sedentary lifestyle, sedentary job, sedentary habits

定着性の

ほとんど動かず、同じ狭い範囲にとどまる。

やさしい英語で： Moving very little or staying in the same small area.

• These animals are mostly sedentary.
• Sedentary species often attach themselves to rocks.
• The study compared moving animals with sedentary organisms.

類義語： stationary, immobile

反対語： mobile

よく使う表現： sedentary animals, sedentary species, sedentary organisms

定住の

頻繁に移動せず、一つの場所に住み続ける。

やさしい英語で： Living in one place instead of regularly moving to new places.

• The community became sedentary.
• Sedentary populations built permanent villages.
• Farming helped these people adopt a sedentary way of life.

類義語： settled

反対語： nomadic

よく使う表現： sedentary population, sedentary communities, sedentary society