Latent period
[化] 潜伏期\\n[医] 潜伏期
📖 牛津释义
latent period
period between catching a disease and the appearance of symptoms （疾病的）潜伏期.
🧩 词语组成解析
latent
['letnt]
adj. 潜在的;潜伏的;休眠的;潜意识的;
n. 指纹，指印;
period
['pɪrɪəd]
n. 时期;（一段）时间;学时;句号;
adj. 具有某个时代特征的;（关于）过去某一特定历史时期的;（家具、服饰、建筑等）某一时代的;
peri周围，靠近+od道路→周期
🗣️ 情景例句
He is an orphan, so he is not sure which family name he should have.
他是个孤儿，因而不知道他自己姓什么。
What were you doing this time last year?
去年这时候你在干什么？
The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted,
只有在某些基本的主张被接受下来、同时有些主张被激烈反对时，