"dormant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 休眠的
• 靜止的

Definition

休眠指的是目前不活躍或不生長，但未來可能會變得活躍。常用於植物、動物、火山和思想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Dormant”常出現在科學、商業或學術正式語境。經常和“火山”、“帳戶”、“樹木”、“疾病”等詞連用，表示暫時停滯而非死亡。一般不用來形容人。

Examples

The volcano has been dormant for years.

這座火山已經**休眠**多年了。

Some plants stay dormant during the winter.

有些植物在冬天會**休眠**。

Their business is dormant right now.

他們的生意現在是**靜止的**。

The virus can stay dormant in your body for years before causing symptoms.

病毒在你體內可以**潛伏**多年纔出現症狀。

That old account has been dormant since last year.

那個舊帳戶自去年以來一直是**休眠**狀態。

He has a dormant talent for painting that he hasn’t explored yet.

他有一種還未開發的繪畫**天賦**，目前仍是**潛藏**狀態。