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quiescent

\kwy-ES-uhnt; kwee-\ , adjective;
1.Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive.
形容词 a.
1.静止的;沉默的
2.【医】非活动性的

Quotes:
The solution, Dr. Wilmut discovered, was to, in effect, put the DNA from the adult cell to sleep, making it quiescent by depriving the adult cell of nutrients.
~Gina Kolata, "Scientist Reports First Cloning Ever of Adult Mammal", New York Times, February 23, 1997
A vicious but localized Sino-Japanese war raged around the Shanghai region through much of 1932. The conflict then settled into a quiescent phase for several years.
~David M. Kennedy, "The Horror", The Atlantic, April 1998
Have we had our day and are we . . . just carrying on after the manner of the aged, quiescent, devitalized, uncreative, desiring peace and sleep above all else?
~Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India

Origin:
Quiescent derives from the present participle of Latin quiescere, to rest, from quies, rest.