Crescent

汉语翻译

n. 新月, 新月形(物)
a. 新月形的, 逐渐增加的
【化】 月牙卡铁
【医】 新月, 半月体; 新月形的

词型变化

形容词:crescentic 

英语解释

名词 crescent:

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

形容词 crescent:

resembling the new moon in shape同义词：crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate

例句

A disk, globe, or crescent resembling the natural satellite of Earth.月状物，新月状物类似地球自然卫星的碟、球体或新月状物Crescent is a sign of the Muslim religion.新月形是伊斯兰教的象征。

详细解释

cres.cent

n.（名词）
The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
蛾眉月：月亮在上弦时或下弦时的形状，其凹边和凹边均汇合成点
Something having concave and convex edges terminating in points.
新月形物：凹边和凹边汇合成点的物体
adj.（形容词）
Crescent-shaped.
新月状的
Waxing, as the moon; increasing.
渐圆的，渐强的：月亮等渐圆的；逐渐增强的

来源：
Middle English cressaunt
中古英语 cressaunt
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
variant of Old French creissant [from present participle of] creistre [to grow]
古法语 creissant的变体 [] 源自creistre的现在分词 [生长]
from Latin crôscere * see ker- 2
源自 拉丁语 crôscere *参见 ker- 2

【引伸】
crescen.tic