c. 1400, "bulging, convex," from Late Latin gibbus "hunchbacked," from Latin gibbus "a hump, a hunch," as an adjective, "bulging," from Proto-Italic *gifri- "hump," *gifro- "hump-backed," of uncertain origin. De Vaan suggests a PIE *geibh-, with possible cognates in Lithuanian geibus "gawky, plump," geibstu "become weak;" Norwegian dialect keiv "slanted, wrong," keiva "left hand," perhaps united by a general sense of "bodily defect." Of the moon from early 15c.; also used from 15c. of hunchbacks. Related: Gibbosity.
双语例句
1. The rise and sets of cresent and gibbous phase can be estimated in the same way.
蛾眉日和凸月的长落时刻,可以用同样的方法估计.
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2. The planet Jupiter blazes near the gibbous moon tonight.
今晚光辉四溢的木星和月亮拉近了距离.
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3. Tonight , the waning gibbous moon is 2 days past full.
今夜, 是满月后的第二天.
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4. Jupiter is that blazing point of light near tonight's waxing gibbous moon.
木星就是那道炙热光体靠近夜晚的凸月.
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5. The waning gibbous moon and Saturn above your eastern horizon by around 8:00 p.m. tonight.
