“镰刀形的;弯月形的”,形状像镰刀一样弯曲(常用于描述叶子、工具、指甲、或某些解剖结构)。
/ˈsɪkəl ʃeɪpt/
The moon was sickle-shaped in the early dawn.
黎明时分,月亮呈镰刀形。
Under the microscope, the cells appeared sickle-shaped, which helped the doctor make a diagnosis.
在显微镜下,这些细胞呈镰刀形,这帮助医生作出诊断。
sickle 意为“镰刀”,来自古英语 sicol(指收割用的弯刃工具);shaped 来自 shape(“形状”)加 -ed(表示“具有……形状的”)。合起来 sickle-shaped 就是“具有镰刀形状的”。