Winged means 'having wings'. It is an adjective, and it goes in front of a noun almost all the time: a winged insect, a winged horse, winged seeds that spin down from a tree. You would not usually say 'the bird is winged'; for that, English speakers say 'it has wings'.

Winged means 'having wings'Winged 意思是「有翅膀的」。It is an adjective它是形容詞, and it goes in front of a noun almost all the time幾乎都是放在名詞前面: a winged insect, a winged horse, winged seeds that spin down from a tree像 winged insect（有翅膀的昆蟲）、winged horse（有翅膀的馬）、從樹上旋轉飄落的 winged seeds（有翅的種子）。You would not usually say 'the bird is winged'你通常不會說「the bird is winged」; for that, English speakers say 'it has wings'這種情況英文使用者會說「it has wings」。

The word is a little literary — you meet it in stories, poems, myths, and in the names of animals and plants — so in everyday talk people just say 'with wings'. It also gets used for things shaped like wings even when they cannot fly: a winged armchair (one with side pieces near your head), winged eyeliner (drawn out to a point at the corner of the eye — young women in Taiwan will know this one).

The word is a little literary這個字有點文學味 — you meet it in stories, poems, myths, and in the names of animals and plants你會在故事、詩、神話，還有動植物的名字裡看到它 — so in everyday talk people just say 'with wings'所以日常對話大家就直接說「with wings」。It also gets used for things shaped like wings even when they cannot fly它也用來形容形狀像翅膀、但不會飛的東西: a winged armchair (one with side pieces near your head)像 winged armchair（頭邊有側翼的扶手椅）, winged eyeliner (drawn out to a point at the corner of the eye — young women in Taiwan will know this one)winged eyeliner（在眼角畫出一個尖角的眼線——台灣的年輕女生對這個一定不陌生）。

Two pronunciations exist, and this trips people up. As the adjective meaning 'having wings' it is often two syllables, WING-id, especially in careful or poetic speech. As the past form of the verb wing ('he winged the ball at me', 'she winged it' = did it without preparing), it is one syllable, wingd.

Two pronunciations exist這個字有兩種發音, and this trips people up常常讓人搞混。As the adjective meaning 'having wings' it is often two syllables, WING-id當形容詞、意思是「有翅膀的」時，常常唸成兩個音節，WING-id, especially in careful or poetic speech尤其是在講究或帶詩意的說法裡。As the past form of the verb wing當動詞 wing 的過去式時 ('he winged the ball at me', 'she winged it' = did it without preparing)（像「he winged the ball at me」、「she winged it」＝沒準備就做了）, it is one syllable, wingd就是一個音節，wingd。

Note that 'wing it' meaning 'do something without preparing' is very common and useful: 'I hadn't studied, so I just winged it.'

Note that 'wing it' meaning 'do something without preparing' is very common and useful要注意「wing it」這個說法，意思是「沒準備就做」，非常常見也很好用: 'I hadn't studied, so I just winged it.'像「I hadn't studied, so I just winged it.」（我沒讀書，所以就臨場發揮了）。