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latent

英式英标[\'letnt]
美式音标[\'leɪt(ə)nt]

adj. 潜在的；潜伏的；隐藏的

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中文词源

latent 隐藏的，潜伏的

来自PIE*la,隐藏，遗忘，词源同Lethe,lethargy.

英文词源

latent (adj.): mid-15c., "concealed, secret," from Latin latentem (nominative latens) "lying hid, secret, unknown," present participle of latere "to lie hidden," from PIE *laidh-, from root *la- "to be hidden" (cognates: Greek lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion," Old Church Slavonic lajati "to lie in wait for"). Meaning "dormant" is from 1680s.

中文解释

1. lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion" => latere "to lie hidden" => latent.2. lethe => latent.3. => "concealed, secret".

实用例句

1. It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.: 它可能也迎合了许多普通人心中的沙文主义情结。

2. The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.: 欧洲国家仍具有威胁英国自身安全的潜在能力。

3. These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.: 这些孩子蕴藏着极大的潜在天赋。

4. You have latent force to develop in your studies.: 你在学习上还有潜力可挖.

5. Without training, his musical talent remained latent.: 由于未经训练, 他的音乐天赋未被发掘出来.

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