quiescent

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Inactive, quiet, at rest.
    — The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
  2. Not sounded; silent.
    — The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".
  3. Non-proliferating.

词形变化

more quiescent comparative most quiescent superlative

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.
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