[N-VAR 可变名词]纬度 The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.
[usu amount ADJ]
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。
Latitude is also an adjective.
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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]选择的自由；回旋余地Latitude is freedom to choose the way in which you do something.
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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。
Oxford
lati·tude/ˈlætɪtjuːd; NAmEˈlætɪtuːd/noun1(abbr.lat. )[uncountable ]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☞compare
longitude
2latitudes[plural ]a region of the world that is a particular distance from the equator纬度地区◆the northern latitudes北纬地区3[uncountable ]( formal) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it 选择（做什么事或做事方式）的自由SYN
1[countable, uncountable] the distance north or south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world), measured in degrees → longitude2latitudes [plural] an area at a particular latitude: The birds breed in northern latitudes. the planet's southernmost latitudes3[uncountable] formal freedom to choose what you do or sayconsiderable/greater latitude (=a lot of freedom to choose) Pupils enjoy considerable latitude in deciding what they want to study.latitude in/for Employees should have some latitude in organizing their work.—latitudinal /ˌlætɪˈtjuːdɪnəl $ -ˈtuːdn-əl/ adjective
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