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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."
緯度；（引申）自由度、迴旋空間
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。