latent
英 ['le?t(?)nt]
美 ['letnt]
助記提示
1. lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion" => latere "to lie hidden" => latent.
2. lethe => latent.
3. => "concealed, secret".
中文詞源
latent 隱藏的，潛伏的來自PIE*la,隱藏，遺忘，詞源同Lethe,lethargy.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.
- 它可能也迎合了許多普通人心中的沙文主義情結。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
- 歐洲國家仍具有威脅英國自身安全的潛在能力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
- 這些孩子蘊藏著極大的潛在天賦。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. You have latent force to develop in your studies.
- 你在學習上還有潛力可挖.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Without training, his musical talent remained latent.
- 由于未經訓練, 他的音樂天賦未被發掘出來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》