sitting的词源

英文词源

sitting (n.)

early 13c., verbal noun from sit (v.). Meaning "a meeting of a body" is from c. 1400. Meaning "interval during which one sits" (for some purpose, especially to have one's portrait taken) is from 1706. Sitting-room first recorded 1771. Slang sitting duck "easy target" first recorded 1944; literal sense is from 1867 (it is considered not sporting to shoot at one).

中文词源

sitting：开会

sit,坐下，-ing,动名词后缀。引申比喻义开会。

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