dor.mant
dormant的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈdɔ:rmənt]
KK音标发音: [ˈdɔrmənt]
dormant的词性:
adj.(形容词)
1. Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
不活跃的:睡着的,似睡着的;不活跃的
2. Latent but capable of being activated:
潜在的:潜在的但能够被激活的:
“a harrowing experience which . . . lay dormant but still menacing”(Charles Jackson)
“埋在心底令人痛苦但仍有威胁的经历”(查尔斯·杰克逊)
3. Temporarily quiescent:
暂时停止活动的:
a dormant volcano.See Synonyms at inactive See Synonyms at latent
休眠火山参见 inactive参见 latent
4. In a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.
休眠期的:处在生物休眠、停止活动的状态中,特征是停止生长或发展及许多代谢过程的中止
dormant的词源:
5. Middle English
中古英语
6. from Old French [from present participle of] dormir [to sleep]
源自 古法语 [] 源自dormir的现在分词 [睡觉]
7. from Latin dormore
源自 拉丁语 dormore
dormant的词性:
n.(名词)