plateau
/ˈplætəu; ?@ plæˈtəu; plæ`to/ n
(pl ~s or -eaux / -təuz; -`toz/)
1 large area of fairly level land high above sea-level 高原. Cf 参看 ridge 2.
2 state of little or no change following a period of rapid growth or development （迅速增长或发展後的）稳定状态
After a period of rapid inflation, prices have now reached a plateau. 经急剧通货膨胀之後物价现已趋於平稳.