quiescent
英[kwɪ'es(ə)nt;kwaɪ-]
美[kwɪ'ɛsnt]
- adj. 静止的；不活动的；沉寂的
词态变化
名词: quiescence;
中文词源
quiescent 静态的，静止的
来自quiet,安静的，静止的，-escent,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- quiescent (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
双语例句
- 1. The rapid development of the economy turns the quiescent town into a noisy city.
- 经济的迅速发展使这个宁静的小镇成为闹市。
来自辞典例句
- 2. This is a quiescent Southern seaside town.
- 这是个宁静的南方海滨小城。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Collapsing interstellar cloud reverses its gravitational infall and expands outward into the relatively quiescent interstellar environment.
- 坍缩的星际云克服向内的引力而向外膨胀到较宁静的星际环境中去.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Lady Bertram was perfectly quiescent and contented, and had no objections to make.
- 贝特伦夫人满意地静静坐着, 她没有任何意见.
来自辞典例句
- 5. It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.
- 这种过激的组织是不太可能长期沉默的.
来自辞典例句