- [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
- [countable]
(often used in street names 常用于街道名称 a curved street with a row of houses on it 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
- the Crescent[singular]
the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam 新月（伊斯兰教的象征）
Word Originlate 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.