volant
/ˈvəʊlənt/adjective
1- Zoology (of an animal) able to fly or glide【动】(动物)能飞的, 能滑翔的:
newly volant young.
刚会飞的幼崽。
1.1
- of, relating to, or characterized by flight(与)飞(有关)的; 飞一般的, 飞速的:
volant ways of life.
节奏极快的生活方式。
1.2
- usu. postpositive Heraldry represented as flying【纹章】做飞行状的:
a falcon volant.
一只展翅的猎鹰。
1.3
- poetic/literary moving rapidly or lightly〈诗/文〉快速移动的, 飞快的:
her sails caught a volant wind.
她的帆遇上了疾风。
词源
mid 16th cent. (as a military term in the sense 'capable of rapid movement'): from French, literally 'flying', present participle of voler, from Latin volare 'to fly'.