plateau
plateau
[ˈplatəʊ]
(pl. plateaux -təʊz 或 plateaus)
[ˈplatəʊ]
(pl. plateaux -təʊz 或 plateaus)
- an area of fairly level high ground
高原
■(figurative)a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress
(喻)稳定期（活动或进步期后变化很少或无变化的状态）
the peace process had reached a plateau.
和平进程进入了稳定期。
■[as modifier]denoting a group of American Indian peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé
高原印第安人（加拿大西部和美国高原地区的一支美洲印第安人）
- [no obj.]reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress
进入稳定期
the industry's problems have plateaued out.
该行业的问题已经进入了稳定期。
- late 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat 'level'
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