| 单词 | crescent |
| 释义 | Word Frequency crescent(ˈkrɛsənt, -zənt) noun 1. the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters 2. any shape or object resembling this 3. mainly British a. a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style b. (capital when part of a name) Pelham Crescent 4. heraldry a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son 5. the crescent adjective 6. archaic or poetic increasing or growing Derived forms crescentic (krəˈsɛntɪk) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin crescēns increasing, from crescere to grow |
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