dormant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈdɔːmənt/    /ˈdɔɹmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crossbeam or joist.
形容词 adj.
  1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. not-comparable
    — Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
  2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant. not-comparable
    — a lion dormant
  3. Leaning. not-comparable

词形变化

dormaunt alternative,obsolete dormient alternative,obsolete dormants plural dormaunt alternative,obsolete dormient alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
词源 2
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
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