- (abbreviation 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 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- northern
- …
- calculate
- determine
- a line of latitude
- latitudes[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 These birds only survive in temperate latitudes. 这些鸟只有在温带才能存活。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- northern
- …
- calculate
- determine
- a line of latitude
- [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 Nowadays, newspapers are allowed considerable latitude in criticizing the government. 现在，报纸有相当大的批评政府的言论自由。 Some degree of latitude is required in interpreting the law on this point. 用法律解释这一点时需要灵活一些。
Extra ExamplesTheir managers enjoy wide latitude to make hiring decisions. 他们的经理在用人方面享有广泛的自主权。 This method allows very little latitude for error. 这种方法所允许的误差范围很小。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- broad
- …
- degree
- allow (somebody)
- give somebody
- permit
- …
- latitude for
- latitude in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.