latent

英 ['leɪt(ə)nt]美 ['letnt]
  • adj. 潜在的；潜伏的；隐藏的
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助记提示

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

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.

双语例句

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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
这些孩子蕴藏着极大的潜在天赋。
来自《权威词典》
4. You have latent force to develop in your studies.
你在学习上还有潜力可挖.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》