quiescence
noun [ U ] formal uk/kwiˈes.əns/ us/kwiˈes.əns/
（暂时的）平静，静止
the state of being temporarily quiet and not active
Through threats and rewards, he ensured the quiescence of Congress. 通过威胁利诱，他确保国会取得了暂时的平静。
a time of political quiescence 一个政治上暂时平静的时期
See: quiescent
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- The relative quiescence of the education faculty permitted him to ignore campus unrest.
- Public quiescence about this issue is because the economy is still strong.
- Her victory could rouse the party from its quiescence.