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Quiescent Kwai'esənt A.不动的,静止的 英 Adj.不动的,静止的 Marked Inactivity Repose

单词 quiescent
音标 [kwai'esənt]
解释 a.不动的,静止的
红宝书 【英】 adj.不动的,静止的( marked by inactivity or repose)
【记】 qui(=quiet安静的)+ escent(状态)→静止的
【同】 同根词:quietus(债 务清偿,寂灭)
【例】 Bob's thinking became quiescent as he slept.
字源 quiescent (adj.)
c.1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
不择手段背单词 adj. 不动的, 静止的
【参】quietus(n 债务清偿)
【反】rambunctious(adj 粗暴的; 骚乱的)
趣味全助记 【记】来自quiet

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