n. [地理]纬度，某一纬度地区（latitude 的复数形式）
latitude and longitude经纬度
north latitude北纬
1.These forests cover a broad span of latitudes.
这些森林绵延在多个纬度上。
2.This is probably why the Fibonacci pattern is found in deciduous trees living in higher latitudes.
这可能正是为什么斐波那契布局出现在高海拔落叶树种中。
3.Such cycles begin with spots appearing in mid-solar latitudes and end with them near the equator.
这样的周期活动以太阳黑子在其中纬度出现开始并随着黑子移动到赤道附近而终结。
4.The cusp is responsible for the famous auroras that grace high latitudes.
“尖端”结构是形成著名的极光的原因，而极光的出现让高纬度的地区更加明亮。
5.A third sources, the warming-enhanced decay of organic matter in forests and soils, especially in the middle and higher latitudes, is now being recognized as potentially significant.
第三个来源，特别是在中纬度和高纬度地区，森林和土壤中因气候变暖而加剧的有机物腐烂，现在被认为具有潜在的重大意义。
6.This is particularly true for trees in the middle and upper latitudes, which tend to attain greater heights on ridges, whereas in the tropics the trees reach their greater heights in the valleys.
这种情况在中高纬度地区的树木中尤其常见，这些树木往往在山脊上长得更高；而热带地区的树木则往往在山谷中会长得更高。