| 单词 | latent |
| 释义 | latent (once / 1177 pages) adj Latent is an adjective that you use to describe something that is capable of becoming active or at hand, though it is not currently so. The adjective latent is a tricky word to define because it refers to something there but not there. That is, latent means something that is capable of becoming active or at hand but has not yet achieved that state. The word arrived in Middle English from the Latin word latēre which means "to lie hidden." It can have somewhat negative connotations because it is often used in a medical context, as in a latent illness or infection, but it can also mean good things, such as someone discovering they have latent talents or capabilities. WORD FAMILYlatent: latency, latenter, latently+/latency: latencies USAGE EXAMPLESBut Trump’s win and Clinton’s loss simply represented millions of voters’ failure to confront misogyny, however latent or overt. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) In principle, this imbues the system with the capacity to notice latent emotions, just as human therapists do. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Working memories, it seems, are preserved in a latent or hidden state, existing without any evident activation at all until the moment they’re needed. Time(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj potentially existing but not presently evident or realized a latent fingerprint latent talent Syn possible, potential existing in possibility 2adj (pathology) not presently active latent infection latent diabetes Syn inactive (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly |
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