| 释义 |
la·ten·cy
\ˈlātənsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: latent (I) + -cy
1.
a. : the quality or state of being latent : dormant condition
< sprung from latency into expression — H.B.Alexander >
b. : something that is latent
< writers who know how to evoke these latencies — E.C.Lindeman >
2. : the state or period of living and developing in a host without producing symptoms — used of an infective agent or disease
3. or latency period : a stage of personality development variously explained as cultural or biological in origin which extends from about the age of five to the beginning of puberty and during which sexual urges often appear to lie dormant
< children in latency — G.S.Blum >
4. : reaction time
< the latency of the reflex wink … is notably short — R.S.Woodworth > |