(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence (水,封闭空间的空气)停滞的,不流动的;因不流动有难闻气味的 a stagnant ditch. 一条臭水沟。 ■(figurative)showing no activity; dull and sluggish (喻)不活跃的;呆滞的,死气沉沉的 a stagnant economy. 停滞的经济。
派生 stagnancy noun stagnantly adverb 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnant- 'forming a pool of standing water', from the verb stagnare, from stagnum 'pool'