Is the contribution of the brain to the production of heat due to the conversion of latent energy directly into heat, or does the brain produce heat principally by converting its latent energy into electricity or some similar form of transmissible energy which, through nerve connections, stimulates other organs and tissues, which in turn convert their stores of latent energy into heat?英文原著 · 《The Origin and Nature of Emotions》
As to the mechanism which produces fever, we postulate that it is the same mechanism as that which produces muscular activity. Muscular activity is produced by the conversion of latent energy into motion, and fever is produced largely in the muscles by the conversion of latent energy into heat. We should, therefore, find similar changes in the brain, the adrenals, the thyroid, and the liver, whatever may be the purpose of the conversion of energy-- whether for running, for fighting, for the expression of emotion, or for combating infection.英文原著 · 《The Origin and Nature of Emotions》
According to Starling, when the connection between the brain and the muscles of an animal is severed by curare, by anesthetics, by the division of the cord and nerves, then the heat-producing power of the animal so modified is on a level with that of cold-blooded animals. With cold the temperature falls, with heat it rises. Such an animal has no more control over the conversion of latent energy into heat than it has over the conversion of latent energy into motion.英文原著 · 《The Origin and Nature of Emotions》
Grushnitski was standing beside Princess Mary and saying something with great warmth. She was listening to him absent-mindedly and looking about her, her fan laid to her lips. Impatience was depicted upon her face, her eyes were searching all around for somebody. I went softly behind them in order to listen to their conversation. "You torture me, Princess!" Grushnitski was saying. "You have changed dreadfully since I saw you last" . "You, too, have changed," she answered, casting a rapid glance at him, in which he was unable to detect the latent sneer. Changed?英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
However, at six paces it is difficult to miss. Grushnit- ski, your wiles will not succeed! We shall exchange roles: now it is I who shall have to seek the signs of latent terror upon your pallid countenance. Why have you yourself appointed these fatal six paces? Think you that I will tamely expose my forehead to your aim? No, we shall cast lots. And then -- then -- what if his luck should prevail? If my star at length should betray me?英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
The tie between my lovely baby-nephew and myself became very close. The first two years of a child's life are its most appealing years, and call out all the latent tenderness of the nature on which it leans for protection. I think I should have missed one of the best educating influences of my youth, if I had not had the care of that baby for a year or more just as I entered my teens. I was never so happy as when I held him in my arms, sleeping or waking; and he, happy anywhere, was always contented when he was with me.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
And I cannot be a latent bisexual with everything else already on my plate.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Every microexpression and emblem we could find that displays anger, contempt, hostility, latent violence or anything like them.美剧 · 《Lie to me》
Well, to master the art of the book report, you just take any novel, no matter when it was written, and you argue that the main character is a latent homosexual.美剧 · 《Shameless》
So, Howard, Have you and Rajesh finally summoned the courage To express your latent homosexual feelings toward one another?美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》