crest: [14] The original etymological meaning of crest appears to have been ‘tuft of hair’. It comes via Old French creste from Latin crista ‘tuft, plume’, which may be related to Latin crīnis ‘hair’ (source of the English biological term crinite ‘hairy’ [16]). If so, crest belongs to the same word family as crinoline. The notion of crest as a ‘surmounting ridge’ is a secondary semantic development, which may have given rise to the word crease. => crease
crest (n.)
early 14c., from Old French creste "tuft, comb" (Modern French crête), from Latin crista "tuft, plume," perhaps related to word for "hair" (such as crinis), but it also was used for crest of a cock or a helmet. Replaced Old English hris.
crest (v.)
late 14c., "provide with a crest," from Old French crester, from creste (see crest (n.)). Meaning "to come over the top of" is from 1832. Related: Crested; cresting.
实用例句
1. On the wall is the family crest.
墙上挂着那个家族的饰章。
来自柯林斯例句
2. surfers riding the crest of the wave
正在浪峰上冲浪的运动员
来自《权威词典》
3. Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.
在最得意的时候要谦虚.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The rooster bristled his crest.
公鸡竖起了鸡冠.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. It is broken down into categories such as Diffuse , Limited , CREST, and Overlap.
