dormant
dormant
意味(日本語)
眠っている、冬眠中の
語源
- dorm-, dormit- : L.dormire = to sleep(眠る)
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.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
dormancy
dormancy
睡眠、冬眠
語源
- dorm-, dormit- : L.dormire = to sleep(眠る)
dormitory
dormitory
寄宿舎、寮、学生寮
語源
- dorm-, dormit- : L.dormire = to sleep(眠る)