1660s, "body fluid," from Latin latex (genitive laticis) "liquid, fluid," probably from Greek latax "dregs," from PIE root *lat- "wet" (cognates: Middle Irish laith "beer," Welsh llaid "mud, mire," Lithuanian latakas "pool, puddle," Old Norse leþja "filth"). Used 1835 to mean "milky liquid from plants." Meaning "water-dispersed polymer particles" (used in rubber goods, paints, etc.) is from 1937. As an adjective by 1954, in place of clasically correct laticiferous.
雙語例句
1. Also it tends to hide one advantage of LaTeX, which contradicts the WYSIWYG paradigm.
它也傾向於將LaTeX一個優點隱藏起來; 而這優點反對WYSIWYG典型.
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2. But also when it comes to typesetting mathematical equations of any complexity, LaTeX is still unrivaled.
並且當遇到排版任何複雜程度的數學式子時, 仍無人可與LaTeX匹敵.
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3. In the eyes of David Kastrup, one of the main advantages of preview - latex is being unobtrusive .