Word · Frequency #42535
ala
翼；翼状部
A wing or winglike anatomical part or process, especially of bone.
解剖学
- 1.
A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
翼或翼状的解剖突起或部分,尤指骨性的。
- 2.
The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
某些茎、果实和种子的扁平边缘,或豆科某些花的两片侧瓣之一。
- 3.
In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
古罗马中,通向较大房间或庭院的小房间。
翅；翼瓣；侧室；翼或翼状的解剖突起或部分,尤指骨性的。；某些茎、果实和种子的扁平边缘,或豆科某些花的两片侧瓣之一。；古罗马中,通向较大房间或庭院的小房间。
In use
The butterfly's left ala was slightly torn after the storm.
During the anatomy exam, the student identified the ala of the nose correctly.
The fossil showed the ala of an ancient pterosaur preserved in detail.
the ala of + noun
常用于解剖学描述，指某个器官的翼状部分。
The ala of the nose is cartilaginous.
鼻翼是软骨性的。
an ala (as a countable noun)
可数名词，复数形式为 alae。
An ala of the insect was damaged.
昆虫的一片翅膀受损了。
Common mistakes
The bird has a ala on each side.The bird has an ala on each side.
Connections
Word family
- alar
- 翼的；翼状的 · al(a) + -ar
- alate
- 有翅的；带翼的 · al(a) + -ate
- alula
- 小翼；小翼羽 · al(a) + -ula（指小后缀）
- aliform
- 翼形的；翅状的 · ali-（ala 的结合形）+ -form
- alisphenoid
- 翼蝶骨的；蝶骨翼的 · ali-（ala 的结合形）+ sphenoid
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于解剖学或生物学描述，指翼状结构。
Learn the forms together
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