quiescent

形容詞

1. 1

   靜止的、不活動的、停滯的正式

   The volcano has remained quiescent for nearly two hundred years.

   這座火山已經將近兩百年處於靜止狀態。

2. 2

   平靜的、安詳的正式

   The lake was quiescent in the early morning light.

   清晨的微光中，湖面一片平靜。

3. 3

   潛伏的、緩解期的醫學

   The infection can stay quiescent in the body for years.

   這種感染可以在體內潛伏多年。