chairborne

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Employed to work in an office, etc. and not out in the field; having a sedentary job. not-comparable

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
Latin cathedrader.
Old French chaierebor.
Middle English chayere
English chair
English borne
English chairborne
From chair + borne, perhaps a pun on airborne, in reference to those in the military who do not fly aircraft.
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