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)