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latent + noun
用于修饰名词，表示潜在的特征或能力。
She had a latent talent for painting.
她有潜在的绘画天赋。
潜在的；潜伏的；未显现的
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潜在的；潜伏的；未显现的
Existing or present but hidden or not yet active.
She had a latent talent for painting.
她有潜在的绘画天赋。
存在但隐藏或不活跃的
Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
潜在存在的但尚未显现或实现的
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
处于不活跃或隐藏状态；休眠的
Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
(病理学)潜伏的
(pathology) not presently active
The test can detect latent infections that show no symptoms.
这种测试可以检测出没有症状的潜伏感染。
AI contextual example
He has a latent talent for painting that he never developed.
他在绘画方面有隐藏的天赋，但从未发展过。
AI contextual example
The volcano has been dormant for centuries, but its latent power is still dangerous.
这座火山已休眠了几个世纪，但其潜伏的力量仍然危险。
AI contextual example
a latent fingerprint
潜在指纹
WordNet
用于修饰名词，表示潜在的特征或能力。
She had a latent talent for painting.
她有潜在的绘画天赋。
用作表语，表示保持潜伏状态。
The virus can remain latent for years.
病毒可以潜伏多年。
与in连用，表示在某处潜伏。
The disease is latent in many carriers.
这种疾病在许多携带者体内是潜伏的。
Not this
The latent of the disease is unknown.
Use this
The latency of the disease is unknown.
“latent”是形容词，不可直接用作名词。表示“潜伏期”时，应用其名词形式“latency”。
Not this
The volcano has been latent for centuries.
Use this
The volcano has been dormant for centuries.
“latent”通常表示尚未显现的潜在特性，而“dormant”更常用于描述火山等暂时不活跃但可能重新活动的状态。
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潜在的才能
She discovered a latent talent for painting after attending an art class.
在参加美术课后，她发现了自己的绘画潜能。
潜热
Latent heat is released when water vapor condenses into liquid.
当水蒸气凝结成液体时，会释放潜热。
潜伏性感染
The virus can remain as a latent infection for decades before causing symptoms.
这种病毒可以潜伏感染数十年后才引发症状。
潜伏期
The disease has a latent period of several weeks after exposure.
该病在接触后有数周的潜伏期。
潜在的敌意
Beneath their polite conversation, there was a latent hostility between them.
在他们礼貌的交谈之下，彼此之间存在着潜在的敌意。
潜在的可能性
The region has latent potential for economic development.
该地区具有经济发展的潜力。
潜在的才能
She discovered a latent talent for painting.
她发现了自己潜在的绘画天赋。
潜在潜力
The project has latent potential for growth.
这个项目有潜在的成长潜力。
潜在的恐惧
His latent fear of failure held him back.
他对失败的潜在恐惧阻碍了他。
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latent 音似“累疼”，想象一个人累得疼却忍着不表现出来，这就是潜在的（latent）状态。
混用（学术/一般语境与医学术语）；常见于心理学、商业及医学文献；通常用于正式或专业语境，病理学中指疾病尚未发作的阶段。
Only 'patent' (pronounced /ˈpeɪtənt/) rhymes with 'latent' (/leɪtənt/). Other words ending in '-ent' (e.g., patient, different, moment, silent, recent) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
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