c. 1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The rapid development of the economy turns the quiescent town into a noisy city.
經(jīng)濟的迅速發(fā)展使這個寧靜的小鎮(zhèn)成為鬧市。
來自辭典例句
2. This is a quiescent Southern seaside town.
這是個寧靜的南方海濱小城。
來自辭典例句
3. Collapsing interstellar cloud reverses its gravitational infall and expands outward into the relatively quiescent interstellar environment.
坍縮的星際云克服向內(nèi)的引力而向外膨脹到較寧靜的星際環(huán)境中去.
來自辭典例句
4. Lady Bertram was perfectly quiescent and contented, and had no objections to make.
貝特倫夫人滿意地靜靜坐著, 她沒有任何意見.
來自辭典例句
5. It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.