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.
latex 双语例句
1. Also it tends to hide one advantage of LaTeX, which contradicts the WYSIWYG paradigm.
它也倾向于将LaTeX一个优点隐藏起来; 而这优点反对WYSIWYG典型.
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2. But also when it comes to typesetting mathematical equations of any complexity, LaTeX is still unrivaled.
并且当遇到排版任何复杂程度的数学式子时, 仍无人可与LaTeX匹敌.
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3. In the eyes of David Kastrup, one of the main advantages of preview - latex is being unobtrusive .