| 释义 | 
		alate I. \əˈlāt\ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + late  archaic  : of late : lately II. \ˈāˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ adjective also alat·ed \ˈāˌlād.ə̇d\ Etymology: Latin alatus, from ala wing + -atus -ate — more at aisle 1.  : having wings : winged  < an alate horse in mythology > 2.  : furnished with winglike expansions  < certain stems and fruits are alate > 3.   a.  : having a broad expanded lip — used of shells  b.  : having winged forms — used of certain insects (as ants and aphids)  c.  : of or relating to alates III. noun (-s)  : a winged individual of a kind of insect (as ant or aphid) that has both winged and wingless forms |