latitude
英 ['lætɪtjuːd]
美['lætɪtud]
- n. 纬度；界限；活动范围
词态变化
复数: latitudes;
中文词源
latitude 纬度
来自拉丁语latus,宽的，来自PIE*stel,*ster,展开，词源同locus,structure,stratum,字母l,r音变。即展开的宽度，后用于地理纬度，比较longitude.
英英释意
- 1. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
- 2. freedom from normal restraints in conduct;
- "the new freedom in movies and novels"
- "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"
- 3. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- 4. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
英文词源
- latitude
- latitude: [14] Latin lātus meant ‘broad’. From it were derived dīlātāre ‘spread out’ (source of English dilate) and lātitūdō, which English took over as latitude. Its use as a cartographical term stems from the oblong maps of the ancient world, in which distance from north to south represented ‘breadth’ (hence latitude), and distance from east to west represented ‘length’ (hence longitude [16], from Latin longitūdō, a derivative of longus ‘long’).
=> dilate - latitude (n.)
- late 14c., "breadth," from Old French latitude (13c.) and directly from Latin latitudo "breadth, width, extent, size," from latus "wide," from PIE root *stele- "to spread" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic steljo "to spread out," Armenian lain "broad"). Geographical sense also is from late 14c., literally "breadth" of a map of the known world. Figurative sense of "allowable degree of variation" is early 15c. Related: Latitudinal.
考试真题
- A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades.
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实用场景例句
- the northern latitudes
- 北纬地区
牛津词典
- In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years.
- 在过去二三十年里，中高纬度地区的降雨量持续增加。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He would be given every latitude in forming a new government...
- 他将可以不受任何限制地组建新政府。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His status at the studio afforded him all the artistic latitude he could ask for.
- 他在创作室的地位让他可以在艺术上自由探索。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At this latitude you often get strong winds.
- 在这一纬度地区经常有大风.
《简明英汉词典》
- These changes correspond in a way to the variations of the earth's gravity with latitude.
- 这些变化类似于地球重力随纬度的变化.
辞典例句
- This requires different treatments according to climate, latitude, and season.
- 这要根据不同地区气候 、 纬度 、 季节,区别对待.
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- The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.
- 该岛的纬度是南纬20度.
《简明英汉词典》
- They allow their children too much latitude, in my view; they should be stricter.
- 我认为他们太纵容孩子了, 他们应当严厉一些.
辞典例句
- Photographs with GPS information stored inside EXIF block show longitude, latitude location.
- 照片与GPS的EXIF信息存储在块显示经度, 纬度位置.
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- Canada, reached north latitude 83 degrees south latitude to 41 degrees, it is very different climate.
- 加拿大, 北面达北纬83度,南面为北纬41度, 故各地气候差异很大.
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- This city is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.
- 这个城市靠近北纬40度.
《简明英汉词典》
- The solar contribution is generally inversely proportional to the geographic latitude.
- 太阳能贡献率通常与地理纬度成反比.
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- Rivers in high latitude areas usually form ice cover, ice jam or ice dam during winters.
- 高纬度地区河流冬季常形成冰盖 、 冰塞或冰坝.
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- My problem was to design a mark system for a hypothesized entertainment software company named Latitude.
- 我的问题是为一家假设名为纬度的娱乐软件公司设计一套标志系列.
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- Don't make rigid restrictions; allow a certain latitude.
- 不要限得太死, 要有点灵活性.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- But the person of same latitude, height also has difference.
- 但同一纬度的人, 身高也有差异.
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- They made a good many plans, but they left themselves also a good deal of latitude.
- 他们制订了不少计划, 但也留下了不少余地.
辞典例句
- Thereby higher latitude are prevented from becoming increasingly colder and low latitudes from becoming increasingly hotter.
- 通过这种途径,使高纬地区不能变得越来越冷,而低纬地区不能变得越来越热.
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- That is why snakes cannot survive north or south of 69 latitude.
- 这也是蛇不能生存在北纬69度和南纬69度以外地区的原因.
电影对白
- Our position is latitude 40 degrees north.
- 我们的位置是北纬40度.
辞典例句
- Those running around the world, parallel to the equator, are called lines of latitude.
- 那些国境线着地球, 和赤道平等的线叫纬线.
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- She was given considerable latitude in how she spent the money.
- 在如何花这笔钱的问题上她有很大的自由.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Antarctica treaty applies to all areas ( the high seas excepted ) below latitude 60 degrees south.
- 南极洲公约》适用于除公海以外位于 南纬 60度以南的所有区域.
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- The greatest part of Europe is situated above the 45 th degree of Northern Latitude.
- 欧洲绝大部分地区位于北纬45度以北.
《简明英汉词典》
- Only your latitude matters.
- 唯一您的纬度事态.
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- The boss gave me considerable latitude in this matter.
- 在处理这件事上老板给了我很大自由.
辞典例句
- The decision would appear to give the medical profession considerable latitude in deciding what is necessary.
- 这个决议看上去给医疗职业者在决定必要性时留下了可观的自主空间.
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