som·no·lent
adjective/ˈsɒmnələnt/
/ˈsɑːmnələnt/
(formal)- almost asleep
瞌睡的；困倦的；睡意蒙眬的 - a somnolent cat
打瞌睡的猫 - (figurative) a somnolent town
安谧的小城
- a somnolent cat
- making you feel tired
催眠的；使人昏昏欲睡的 - a somnolent Sunday afternoon
使人昏昏欲睡的星期天下午
- a somnolent Sunday afternoon
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness’): from Old French sompnolent or Latin somnolentus, from somnus ‘sleep’.