crescent
noun /ˈkresnt/, /ˈkreznt/
/ˈkresnt/
- [countable] a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end
新月形;月牙形 - a crescent moon
新月
- a crescent moon
- [countable] (often used in street names
) a curved street with a row of houses on it常用于街道名称 新月形街区(一排房屋) - I live at 7 Park Crescent.
我住在帕克新月街 7 号。 - the city of Bath, with its elegant squares and crescents
巴斯市,有着优雅的广场和新月形的风景
- I live at 7 Park Crescent.
- the Crescent[singular] the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam
see also Red Crescent新月(伊斯兰教的象征)
词源late Middle English cressant, from Old French creissant, from Latin crescere ‘grow’. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to the influence of the Latin.