dormant
dormant
adjective
dormancy
noun
语源
adjective
- (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep(| figurative)
（动物）休眠的；（好像）在深睡的(喻)
dormant butterflies.
冬眠的蝴蝶。
the event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant.
这个事件唤起了她宁愿让其沉睡在记忆中的往事。
■(of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing
（植物或胚芽）长势不旺的
■(of a volcano) temporarily inactive
（火山）暂时休眠的
■(of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur
（疾病）潜伏期的
■[usu. Postpositive](Heraldry)(of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws
(纹章)（动物）被绘成头卧于爪上的
dormancy
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in the senses 'fixed in position' and 'latent'): from Old French, 'sleeping', present participle of dormir, from Latin dormire 'to sleep'
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