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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydor·mant \ˈdȯr-mənt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps DATE circa 15001. represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws2. marked by a suspension of activity: as a. temporarily devoid of external activity a dormant volcano b. temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated3. a. asleep, inactive b. having the faculties suspended : sluggish c. having biological activity suspended: as (1) being in a state of suspended animation (2) not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment — used of plant parts4. associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy dormant graftingSynonyms: see latentEnglish Etymologydormant late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. dormant, prp. of dormir "to sleep," from L.dormire "to sleep," from I.E. base *dre- "to sleep" (cf. O.C.S.dremati "to sleep, doze," Gk. edrathon "I slept," Skt. drati"sleeps").Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7dormantdor·mant / 5dC:mEnt; NAmE 5dC:rm- / adjective not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future 休眠的；蛰伏的；暂停活动的 SYN inactive : a dormant volcano 休眠火山 During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil. 冬天种子在土壤中休眠。 OPP active • dor·mancy / 5dC:mEnsi; NAmE 5dC:rm- / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddor·mant\ˈdȯrmənt, ˈdȯ(ə)m-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English dormaunt, from Middle French dormant, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Greek edrathon, erdathon I slept, Sanskrit drāti, drāyati he sleeps, Old Slavic drěmati to doze, Armenian tartam slow, sleepy1. a. archaic : fixed in position < a dormant timber across a foundation > b. : relaxed or immobile < one of the ancient's hoary eyebrows seemed to go up a few millimeters but otherwise his face remained dormant — Earle Birney >2. : inactive: a. heraldry : lying down with the head resting on the forepaws — distinguished from couchant b. (1) : sleeping or drowsing < the preacher, who would interrupt his discourse to denounce a dormant worshiper — American Guide Series: Michigan > (2) : having the faculties suspended or as if suspended :sluggish, lethargic < he lay there dormant with his eyes closed but waiting for a chance to escape > c. : having growth, development, or other biological activity suspended; especially : being in a state of suspended animation (as in hibernation) < when the surrounding water gets too hot mollusks become dormant > d. (1) : resting, inactive — used of buds or other plant parts (2) : associated with, carried out, or applied during dormancy < dormant grafting > < a 5-percent dormant oil is used to control fruit-tree leaf roller > e. of a volcano : passing a considerable period in a state of repose yet still eruptive3. a. archaic : written with name or particulars blank to be filled in when put to use b. : of no effect or unevoked or unenforced during an interval of time < reviving a long-dormant statute > c. : vacant or neglected by the rightful holder yet heritable < a peerage said to be dormant >4. : temporarily devoid of discernible activity, energy, power, or effect: a. : existing in latent form or in a minimum degree but capable of bursting into full activity < it seemed to him that crime was a seed in the whole of humanity … it lay dormant everywhere — Ben Hecht > < that native musical talent lay dormant in the mountain folk > < feeling between the two girls which had for some time been reasonably dormant flared up again — Ernest Beaglehole > < thoughts lie dormant for ages; and then, almost suddenly as it were, mankind finds that they have embodied themselves in institutions — A.N.Whitehead > b. : waiting only to be called into play < his imaginative powers will for the most part lie dormant — C.S.Kilby > < which power can never be exercised by the people themselves but must be placed in the hands of agents or lie dormant — John Marshall > c. : having natural or normal functions suspended yet capable of resumption < the Church of England was, indeed, if anything more dormantthan the Catholic Church in France — Stringfellow Barr > < a dormant corporation > d. (1) : marked by or giving an appearance of inactivity or stagnation : slow-moving : drowsy < the mouse-chewed papers of an old family in a dormantEnglish hamlet — R.D.Altick > (2) : tending to stagnate socially, intellectually, or artistically :failing to make strides : unprogressive < where science had been dormant since the days of Kepler — S.F.Mason >5. : neglected or allowed to lapse into disregard or obscurity yet revocable or revivable < the controversy lay dormant through 1873 and 1874 and might have expired altogether — J.A.Cassidy >6. : discarded or unused but of potential utility < methods of salvaging dormant metals in the printing industry >7. of stock : moving imperceptibly in the market8. of a period of time : marked by suspension of activity : covering the extent of dormancy < war all over again after five dormant years — Robert Sherrod >Synonyms: see latent, prone

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