形容詞 dormant:

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

1. As soon as they meet again his dormant love for her is rekindled.
   他們一見面，他對(duì)她的舊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.
   我們組織中有許多沉寂的部門現(xiàn)在突然活躍起來。
3. He would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties.
   這位教授應(yīng)該試圖喚醒他們沉睡和懶散的天賦。
4. A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.
   離體條芽一種保護(hù)性的外殼、表皮或結(jié)構(gòu)，例如植物的芽，在其內(nèi)部一個(gè)有機(jī)體處于冬眠狀態(tài)

dor.mant

adj.（形容詞）
Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
不活躍的：睡著的，似睡著的；不活躍的
Latent but capable of being activated:
潛在的：潛在的但能夠被激活的：
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脅的經(jīng)歷.(查爾斯·杰克遜)

Temporarily quiescent:
暫時(shí)停止活動(dòng)的：
例句：
a dormant volcano.See Synonyms at inactive See Synonyms at latent
休眠火山參見 inactive參見 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：處在生物休眠、停止活動(dòng)的狀態(tài)中，特征是停止生長(zhǎng)或發(fā)展及許多代謝過程的中止

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French [from present participle of] dormir [to sleep]
源自 古法語 [] 源自dormir的現(xiàn)在分詞 [睡覺]
from Latin dormore
源自 拉丁語 dormore

【引伸】
dor.mancy
n.（名詞）