latent hostility
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Latent: from Latin 'latens' (present participle of 'latere' meaning 'to lie hidden') + Hostility: from Latin 'hostilitas' (meaning 'enmity').
مثال
- There was a sense of latent hostility in the room.
- Her smile masked her latent hostility towards him.
- The therapist helped him uncover his latent hostility.
ترکیبهای رایج
Latent hostility Latent anger Latent aggression
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest “he could sense her latent hostility to him” “the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions”