- 1緯度；（引申）自由度、迴旋空間
Latitude is a measurement on a map that tells you how far north or south a place is from the , shown as flat lines that circle the globe like belts. (The lines running the other way, north to south, are called .) "Latitude" also has a second, less scientific meaning: the freedom to choose or act as you want, like "the manager gave her a lot of latitude to design the project her own way."
From the word’s history
From Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō 'breadth, width', from lātus 'broad'.
源自拉丁文 lātitūdō「寬度」，來自 lātus「寬的」。
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
latitudenoun/ˈlætɪtjuːd/
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astronomygeographynatural-sciencesThe angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
- The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes.
- Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east.
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geographynatural-sciencesAn imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
- snow showers in the northerly latitudes
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The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
- His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
- "Love!" ejaculated the Comtesse; "And so throw away the chances of a life upon a month of honey!—I say a month, which is allowing a latitude tenderness never took...
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astronomynatural-sciencesThe angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
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artshobbieslifestyleThe 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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