Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on.
例句
...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980...當長期休眠的圣海倫斯火山在 1980 年爆發時The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated...病毒潛伏于神經組織里直到被激活。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction;