gibbous

形容词 gibbous:

1. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
   同义词：crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, kyphotic
2. (used of the moon) more than half full
   同义词：gibbose

gib.bous

adj.（形容词）

Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
突起的，凸状的：有凸出的特征的；突出的，隆起的
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：
例句：
.the gibbous moon, its light reflecting whitely.(John Barth)
.近满月的月华，它的光苍白地反射过来.(约翰·巴思)

Having a hump; humpbacked.
有隆起的；驼背的

来源：
Middle English [bulging]
中古英语 [凸出的]
from Late Latin gibbôsus [hunch-backed]
源自 后期拉丁语 gibbôsus [驼背的]
from Latin gibbus [hump]
源自 拉丁语 gibbus [驼背，隆肉]

【引伸】
gib.bously
adv.（副词）
gib.bousness
n.（名词）