dormant

形容词 dormant:

1. of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct
   同义词：inactive
2. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
   同义词：sleeping
3. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
   同义词：hibernating, torpid
4. inactive but capable of becoming active

1. As soon as they meet again his dormant love for her is rekindled.
   他们一见面，他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起。
2. Many dormant branches of our organization are now springing to active life.
   我们组织中有许多沉寂的部门现在突然活跃起来。
3. He would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties.
   这位教授应该试图唤醒他们沉睡和懒散的天赋。
4. A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.
   离体条芽一种保护性的外壳、表皮或结构，例如植物的芽，在其内部一个有机体处于冬眠状态

dor.mant

adj.（形容词）
Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
不活跃的：睡着的，似睡着的；不活跃的
Latent but capable of being activated:
潜在的：潜在的但能够被激活的：
例句：
.a harrowing experience which . . . lay dormant but still menacing.(Charles Jackson)
.埋在心底令人痛苦但仍有威胁的经历.(查尔斯·杰克逊)

Temporarily quiescent:
暂时停止活动的：
例句：
a dormant volcano.See Synonyms at inactive See Synonyms at latent
休眠火山参见 inactive参见 latent

In a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.
休眠期的：处在生物休眠、停止活动的状态中，特征是停止生长或发展及许多代谢过程的中止

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French [from present participle of] dormir [to sleep]
源自 古法语 [] 源自dormir的现在分词 [睡觉]
from Latin dormore
源自 拉丁语 dormore

【引伸】
dor.mancy
n.（名词）