quiescence
quiescence — noun
1. A period or condition in which something stops moving, making noise, or showing
A period or condition in which something stops moving, making noise, or showing activity — especially when this follows a time of activity and may be followed by a return to activity. For example, a volcano between eruptions or a busy city late at night.
The volcano remained in a state of quiescence for over two hundred years.
in a state of quiescence — describing a long period without activity
After weeks of noisy construction, an uneasy quiescence settled over the building site.
Doctors told the family that the cancer had entered a phase of quiescence.
The garden's winter quiescence gave way to new growth in the early spring.
- inactivity
more general and common; simply means not doing anything
- dormancy
commonly used in biology (seeds, animals); implies a temporary life-process slowdown
- stillness
more literal and physical; suggests a complete lack of motion
- rest
more everyday; suggests a deliberate or natural pause from effort
文法句型
(a period/state/phase of) quiescence
in/into quiescence
用法筆記
A formal word used more often in scientific, literary, or academic writing than in everyday conversation. Commonly paired with period, state, or phase.