形容詞 gibbous:

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

gib.bous

adj.（形容詞）

Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
突起的，凸?fàn)畹模河型钩龅奶卣鞯模煌怀龅?，隆起?/br>More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used of the moon or a planet:
光亮部大于半圓的：不止一半但少于全部的圓的。用來形容月亮或行星：
例句：
.the gibbous moon, its light reflecting whitely.(John Barth)
.近滿月的月華，它的光蒼白地反射過來.(約翰·巴思)

Having a hump; humpbacked.
有隆起的；駝背的

來源：
Middle English [bulging]
中古英語 [凸出的]
from Late Latin gibbôsus [hunch-backed]
源自 后期拉丁語 gibbôsus [駝背的]
from Latin gibbus [hump]
源自 拉丁語 gibbus [駝背，隆肉]

【引伸】
gib.bously
adv.（副詞）
gib.bousness
n.（名詞）