dormant

/ˈdɔːmənt/· 形容词

科学/科研/医疗C1

dormant
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Chinese meaning

(细xì胞bāo等děng)休xiū眠mián的de,潜qián伏fú的de

休xiū眠mián的de,不bù活huó跃yuè的de

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癌ái细xì胞bāo休xiū眠mián潜qián伏fú,或huò是shì复fù发fā根gēn源yuán

Example

Researchers have mapped breast tumors in striking detail and uncovered hidden pockets of dormant cancer cells that may help explain why cancer can return after treatment.

研yán究jiū人rén员yuán以yǐ惊jīng人rén的de细xì节jié绘huì制zhì了le乳rǔ腺xiàn肿zhǒng瘤liú图tú谱pǔ,并bìng发fā现xiàn了le隐yǐn藏cáng的de休xiū眠mián癌ái细xì胞bāo聚jù集jí区qū,这zhè或huò许xǔ有yǒu助zhù于yú解jiě释shì癌ái症zhèng为wèi何hé会huì在zài治zhì疗liáo后hòu复fù发fā。

Source: ScienceDaily · 6 Sep 2026

Background ✎

科kē学xué家jiā详xiáng细xì绘huì制zhì了le乳rǔ腺xiàn肿zhǒng瘤liú图tú谱pǔ,发fā现xiàn其qí中zhōng藏cáng着zhe休xiū眠mián癌ái细xì胞bāo,这zhè可kě能néng解jiě释shì了le癌ái症zhèng为wèi何hé会huì在zài治zhì疗liáo后hòu复fù发fā。这zhè些xiē细xì胞bāo像xiàng冬dōng眠mián一yī样yàng躲duǒ过guò化huà疗liáo,还hái被bèi免miǎn疫yì细xì胞bāo和hé结jié缔dì组zǔ织zhī包bāo裹guǒ形xíng成chéng保bǎo护hù屏píng障zhàng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 dormiō(睡觉)现在分词

  • dorm(拉丁 dormire 睡觉)+ -ant(形容词后缀,表「…状态的」)

Collocations

  • dormant cells / lie dormant / dormant volcano

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