dor·mant /ˈdɔrmənt/
 (a.)睡眠狀態的,靜止的


 dormant
 待用


 Dor·mant n.  Arch. A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or “ sleep.”  --Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer.

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 dormant
      adj 1: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
             [syn: inactive] [ant: extinct, active]
      2: lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: dormant(ip),
         sleeping]
      3: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
         "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn:
          hibernating(a), torpid]
      4: not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of
         affection are dormant but easily awakened"