present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed

Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open. 近来该地区的一些新情况导致民族之间潜在的紧张关系公开化了。

We're trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many people possess without realizing it. 我们正在努力挖掘许多人自身具有但却没有意识到的潜在艺术才能。