| 释义 |  ala /āˈlə/  noun (pl alae /āˈlē/)A membranous outgrowth on a fruit (botany)A side petal in the pea family (botany)A large side sepal in the milkworts (botany)A leafy expansion running down the stem from a leaf (botany)Any flat winglike process, esp of bone (zoology)
 ORIGIN: L āla wing āˈlar or āˈlary  adjective  Relating to a wing āˈlate or āˈlated  adjective  Winged, having an ala  ALA abbrevAlpha-linolenic acid, an essential fatty acidAssociate of the Library Association (now replaced by MCLIP)
  à la /a la/  prepositionIn the manner of, eg à la James JoyceIn cooking, prepared with or in the manner of (a person or place), eg à la Dubarry with cauliflower, à la Florentine with spinach, etc
 ORIGIN: Fr, from contraction of à la mode de  Ala. abbrevAlabama (US state) |