latency
latency — 名詞
1. the short pause between asking a computer or network to do something and that ac
延遲；延時
資料傳輸或系統反應的時間落差
the short pause between asking a computer or network to do something and that action actually happening, usually measured in milliseconds
Online gamers in rural Vietnam often complain about high latency during fast-paced matches.
越南鄉下的線上玩家在快節奏對戰中常常抱怨延遲很高。
collocation: high latency
Takeshi upgraded the router so the family video calls would have lower latency.
Takeshi 升級了路由器，讓家裡的視訊通話延遲變低。
collocation: lower latency
Stock traders pay extra for cables that cut network latency by a few milliseconds.
股票交易員花大錢買能把網路延遲縮短幾毫秒的線路。
compound: network latency
The new game server in Tokyo reduced average latency for players across East Asia.
東京的新遊戲伺服器把東亞玩家的平均延遲降下來了。
measured: average latency
Engineers measured the latency between the satellite and the ground station in Brazil.
工程師量測了衛星和巴西地面站之間的延遲。
pattern: latency between X and Y
- high latency
- low latency
- network latency
- reduce latency
- millisecond latency
- lag
informal everyday word for the same delay; common in gaming chat
- delay
general term; latency specifies the response time of a system
- response time
engineering term; emphasises how long the system takes to react
- responsiveness
the positive quality of low latency
文法句型
high/low latency
network latency
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and almost always paired with high/low or with a precise time figure. Subject is usually a system, connection, or signal — not a person.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of something that already exists inside a person, group, or organism
潛伏；潛藏
存在但尚未顯現或發作的狀態
the quality of something that already exists inside a person, group, or organism but stays hidden until the right conditions wake it up — for example a sleeping virus or an unspoken talent
Doctors warned Élise about the long latency of the chickenpox virus inside her nerve cells.
醫生提醒 Élise，水痘病毒會長期潛伏在她的神經細胞裡。
pattern: the latency of [a virus/condition]
The painting hints at the quiet latency of grief beneath the family's smiling faces.
這幅畫暗示著一家人笑容底下哀傷的潛藏狀態。
abstract: latency of [emotion]
Coaches in Senegal look for signs of latency in untrained young runners.
塞內加爾的教練會在未受訓的年輕跑者身上尋找潛藏特質的跡象。
talent/potential sense
Researchers in Cape Town are studying the latency of HIV inside resting immune cells.
開普敦的研究人員正在研究 HIV 在靜止免疫細胞中的潛伏狀態。
medical: virus latency
- the latency of a virus
- remain in latency
- period of latency
- dormancy
sleeping state, especially of plants, animals, or viruses
- potentiality
philosophical or literary; an existing but unused capacity
- activity
the visible, working state opposite to hidden latency
文法句型
the latency of X
remain in latency
用法筆記
Formal and abstract; appears most often in medical, scientific, or literary writing. Distinct from sense 1, which is always about timing in a system. Often follows 'the' + adjective.
常見錯誤
3. in psychology and biology, the short gap between a signal and the body's first r
反應時間
刺激出現到身體首次反應之間的時間
in psychology and biology, the short gap between a signal and the body's first reaction to it — for example, how quickly a muscle moves after a nerve fires
Aarav recorded the latency between the flashing light and each child's button press.
Aarav 紀錄了閃光燈和每個孩子按下按鈕之間的反應時間。
pattern: latency between [stimulus] and [response]
Researchers in Lagos found a longer latency in sleep-deprived test subjects.
拉哥斯的研究人員發現睡眠不足的受試者反應時間更長。
comparative: longer latency
Tired drivers show a slower reaction latency when the brake lights ahead suddenly flash.
疲倦的駕駛在前方煞車燈突然亮起時，反應時間會變慢。
compound: reaction latency
Marta measured the latency of the frog's leg muscle after a small electrical pulse.
Marta 量測了青蛙腿部肌肉在小電流刺激後的反應時間。
biology: latency of muscle response
- response latency
- reaction latency
- latency of N milliseconds
- reaction time
the everyday term for the same idea outside the lab
- response time
engineering term used when measuring people or machines
文法句型
response latency
latency of N milliseconds
用法筆記
Restricted to scientific writing about reflexes, reaction times, or nerve signals. Subject is usually a person, an animal, or a body tissue. Often used with a precise time figure such as 'a latency of 200 milliseconds'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- latent形容詞C1
- latently副詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- high latency
- low latency
- reduce latency
- measure latency
- period of latency
介系詞搭配
- between (A and B)
- in (a system)
- of (a virus/response)