crescent

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɹɛz.ənt/|/ˈkɹɛs.ənt/    美 /ˈkɹɛs.ənt/|/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
  2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A curved pastry.
  3. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
  4. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
    — The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base.
  5. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:; The emblem of the waxing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.
  6. A crescent spanner. New-Zealand
  7. Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services. historical
    — Sebastiani receives publicly the Sultan's thanks, and is decorated with the Order of the Crescent
  8. A crescentspot butterfly.
动词 v.
  1. To form a crescent shape transitive
    — A dark wood crescents more than half the lawn
  2. To decorate with crescents. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon. dated,literary,not-comparable,rare
    — For nature creſſant does not grovve alone / In thevvs and bulkes, but as this temple vvaxes, / The invvard ſervice of the minde and ſoule / Grovves vvide vvithal, […]
    For a human being's vital functions, increasing, do not grow alone / In physical development and bulk, but as this "temple" [i.e., the body] waxes, / The inward operation of the mind and soul / Grows wide with them.
  2. Shaped like a crescent. not-comparable
    — Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.

词形变化

crescents plural cres. alternative,abbreviation cres. alternative,abbreviation crescents present,singular,third-person crescenting participle,present crescented participle,past crescented past cres. alternative,abbreviation

词汇关系

反义词
gibbous
衍生词
crescentchest Crescent City crescent fresh Crescent Head crescentic crescentiform crescentlike crescent moon crescentoid crescent roll crescent-shaped Crescent Springs Crescent Valley crescentwise crescent wrench equicrescent Fertile Crescent Golden Crescent La Crescent Mornington Crescent Red Crescent semicrescent Turkish crescent yellow-crescent blister beetle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant.
The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.
词源 2
From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant.
The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.
词源 3
From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant.
The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.
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