crescent
新月
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释义与例句
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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.
新月
月牙
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2.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
A curved pastry.
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3.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
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4.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
宗教The Turkish flag features a white star and crescent on red base.
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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.
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A crescent spanner.
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Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
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A crescentspot butterfly.
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To form a crescent shape
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To decorate with crescents.
及物
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marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
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Shaped like a crescent.
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词源
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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