latitude
n. 纬度, 范围 [化] 宽容度; 伟度
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教材释义与例句
纬度；界限；活动范围
释义与例句
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The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
纬度
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An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
纬线
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The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
可数 比喻 不可数His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
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The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
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The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
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Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
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Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain.
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