quiescent
英 [kw?'es(?)nt; kwa?-]
美[kw?'?snt]
- adj. 靜止的；不活動的；沉寂的
暢通詞匯GRETOEFL
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?quiescence;
中文詞源
quiescent 靜態(tài)的，靜止的
來自quiet,安靜的，靜止的，-escent,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- quiescent (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. The rapid development of the economy turns the quiescent town into a noisy city.
- 經濟的迅速發(fā)展使這個寧靜的小鎮(zhèn)成為鬧市。
來自辭典例句
- 2. This is a quiescent Southern seaside town.
- 這是個寧靜的南方海濱小城。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Collapsing interstellar cloud reverses its gravitational infall and expands outward into the relatively quiescent interstellar environment.
- 坍縮的星際云克服向內的引力而向外膨脹到較寧靜的星際環(huán)境中去.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Lady Bertram was perfectly quiescent and contented, and had no objections to make.
- 貝特倫夫人滿意地靜靜坐著, 她沒有任何意見.
來自辭典例句
- 5. It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.
- 這種過激的組織是不太可能長期沉默的.
來自辭典例句