Assiduous

Assiduous comes from the Latin adsiduus, which means sitting continuously in one place, engaged in an occupation, and ultimately from the verb sedere, to sit down, the source also of the English words sedate (suh-DAYT) and sedentary (SED-’n-TER-ee). By derivation, assiduous means sitting down and working diligently until a job is done.

“assiduous”的词源可以追溯到拉丁语，与“坐下”或“持续地坐着”的概念有关。

1. 英语中的"assiduous"来源于拉丁词"assiduus"，该词源于动词"assidere"。
2. "assidere"是由前缀"ad-"和"sedere"组成的。
3. "ad-" 在拉丁语中意味着"to"或"toward"。
4. "sedere"在拉丁语中意味着"to sit"。

因此，“assiduous”字面上是“持续地坐着的”，由坐着持续工作，引出“勤勉”或“不懈”的含义。

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