latitude n. 言行自由(freedom of opinion, conduct, or action);緯度(an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)

　　[記]詞根記憶：lati(闊)+tude→緯度

　　[例]Even though in today's Soviet Union the leaders of the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little latitude to practice their religion.

　　lave vt. 為沐浴，洗(wash,bathe);慢慢沖刷(to flow along or against)

　　[記]詞根記憶：lav(洗)+e→洗浴

　　lavish adj. 浪費的(expending profusely);豐富的(profuse)

　　[例]The commission of inquiry censured the senator for his lavish expenditure of public funds, which they found to be unjustifiable.

　　legislate vt. 立法(to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation)

　　[記]詞根記憶：legisl(法律)+ate→制定法律

　　legitimate adj. 合法的(lawful);正當的(reasonable;legal)

　　[記]詞根記憶：legitim(合法)+ate→合法的

　　lenient adj. 寬大的(not harsh or severe);仁慈的(merciful, clement)

　　[例]Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved a lenient mistress to her cats.

　　lethal adj. 致命的(fatal or deadly)

　　[記]詞根記憶：leth(死，僵)+al→致命的

　　[例]Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases; consequently, hereditary diseases that are lethal would be expected to be very rare, but, surprisingly, they are not.

　　[同]mortiferous, pestilent