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  • adj. 静止的;寂静的;不活动的
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自quiet,安静的,静止的,-escent,形容词后缀。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. (暂时)平静的,静止的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. (暂时)平静的,静止的

      The political situation was now relatively quiescent.

      政治形势现在相对平静。

    小知识

    The adjective quiescent means “being quiet and still,” like the quiescent moments lying in a hammock on a beautiful summer Sunday.

    To be quiescent, pronounced “qwhy-ESS-ent,” is to be quiet, resting, which is exactly what its Latin origin quiescens means: In our busy world, it is hard to find a place to be quiescent. It has a second meaning: “causing no symptoms.” For example, if a disease is quiescent, you probably won't know you have it. And finally, quiescent can mean “not activated,” like quiescent cleaning products that don't get the stains out.

    同义词

    vegetable  /  inert  /  dormant  /  passive  /  latent  /  inactive  /  asleep

    反义词

    同根词

    词根:quiescent

    n.

    quiescence静止;沉默

    quiescency静止