[ADJ 形容词]潜在的；潜藏的；隐伏的Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future.
[usu ADJ n]
Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
广告的意图是以公开的信息传达隐含之意。
Oxford
la·tent/ˈleɪtnt; NAmEˈleɪtnt/adjective[usually before noun ]existing, but not yet very noticeable, active or well developed 潜在的；潜伏的；隐藏的◆latent disease潜伏性疾病◆These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.这些孩子蕴藏着极大的潜在天赋。▶la·tency/ˈleɪtənsi; NAmEˈleɪtənsi/noun[uncountable ]latencylatenciesla·tent/ˈleɪtnt; NAmEˈleɪtnt/la·tency/ˈleɪtənsi; NAmEˈleɪtənsi/
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latentla‧tent /ˈleɪtənt/ adjective
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something that is latent is present but hidden, and may develop or become more noticeable in the future → dormantlatent in The virus remains latent in the body for many years. latent aggression—latency noun [uncountable]
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