释义 |
gibbous['gibəs]a. 凸圆的, 凸状的, 驼背的【医】 驼背的 gibbous gib.bous AHD: [g¹b“…s] D.J. [6g!b*s]K.K. [6g!b*s]adj.(形容词)1. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.突起的,凸状的:有凸出的特征的;突出的,隆起的2. More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used of the moon or a planet:光亮部大于半圆的:不止一半但少于全部的圆的。用来形容月亮或行星:“the gibbous moon, its light reflecting whitely”(&b{John Barth})“近满月的月华,它的光苍白地反射过来”(约翰·巴思)3. Having a hump; humpbacked.有隆起的;驼背的语源:1. Middle English [bulging] 中古英语 [凸出的] 2. from Late Latin gibb½sus [hunch-backed] 源自 后期拉丁语 gibb½sus [驼背的] 3. from Latin gibbus [hump] 源自 拉丁语 gibbus [驼背,隆肉] 继承用法:gib“bously adv.(副词)gib“bousness n.(名词) |