dormant

dormant

意味(日本語)

眠っている、冬眠中の

語源

意味(英語)

  • (adjective) Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
  • (adjective) Latent but capable of being activated: "a harrowing experience which . . . lay dormant but still menacing” ( Charles Jackson).
  • (adjective) Temporarily quiescent: a dormant volcano. See Synonyms at inactive, latent.
  • (adjective) In a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.

例文

  • How long they will remain dormant is anybody's guess.

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dormancy

dormancy

睡眠、冬眠

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dormitory

dormitory

寄宿舎、寮、学生寮

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