alate

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /ˈeɪˌleɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
    — Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.
副词 adv.
  1. recently; lately; of late. archaic,not-comparable
    — There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.

词形变化

more alate comparative most alate superlative alates plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English a-
English late
English alate
From a- + late.
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