latitude

英 [ˈlætɪtjuːd]

美 [ˈlætɪtuːd]

n.  纬度; 纬度地区; 选择(做什么事或做事方式)的自由

复数：latitudes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10209 / COCA.7992

牛津词典

noun

• 纬度
  the distance of a place north or south of the equator (= the line around the world dividing north and south) , measured in degrees
• 纬度地区
  a region of the world that is a particular distance from the equator
  1. the northern latitudes
     北纬地区
• 选择（做什么事或做事方式）的自由
  freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 纬度
  Thelatitudeof a place is its distance from the equator.
  1. 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。
  2. Latitudeis also an adjective.
     
  3. The army must cease military operations above 36 degrees latitude north.
     在北纬36度以北地区，军队必须停止军事行动。
• N-UNCOUNT 选择的自由；回旋余地
  Latitudeis freedom to choose the way in which you do something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought
• the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
• an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  Synonym:line of latitudeparallel of latitudeparallel
• freedom from normal restraints in conduct
  1. the new freedom in movies and novels
  2. allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money

双语例句

• Sea of japan. they're giving longitude and latitude.
  日本海，他们在给经度和纬度。
• All of the query-string parameters are hardcoded except the last two: latitude and longitude.
  所有查询字符串参数都是硬编码的，但最后两个除外：latitude和longitude。
• This precision-tradeoff approach often captures latitude and longitude into ( Cartesian) tiers.
  这种在精确度上采取折衷的方法通常将纬度和经度封装到层中。
• Almost all of these services will want a user's latitude and longitude as part of their input.
  这些服务都需要用户的经度和纬度作为输入。
• Don't be so categorical& allow a little latitude.
  留点儿回旋余地，别把话说死了。
• This data object merely wraps a pair of latitude and longitude values.
  数据对象只用来包装经度和纬度值对。
• The map even includes lines of latitude and longitude.
  这张地图甚至包含了经线和纬线。
• The response includes a latitude and longitude ( plus a great many other bits of interesting information).
  该响应包括纬度和经度（加了大量其他有趣信息）。
• Each point on Earth is specified by geographic latitude and longitude.
  地球上每一点都可以用地理纬度和经度来确定。
• 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。