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Crest French Wave 14c Creste Tuft Krest N.山顶,浪尖;羽冠

单词 crest
音标 [krest]
解释 n.山顶,浪尖;羽冠
红宝书 【英】 n.山顶,浪尖(top (as of a hill or wave);羽饰, 鸡冠( showy feathers on the head of a bird)
【考】 crest : wave / summit(peak): mountain(浪尖和浪/山顶和山)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 n. 顶峰(如: 山顶、浪尖) = peak; 羽饰(头盔顶部装饰的羽毛); 冠(包括花冠和羽冠, 鸟头上的毛); 鸡冠; 头盔
【记】cr哭, est形容词最高级: 哭得最厉害当然是在浪尖上, 就像玩海盗船, 叫得最厉害的时候, 才是最高点. C, rest: 联想爬山, 只有在爬到了山顶的时候才能休息, 野餐! 背单词也是一样的, 一口气背3个小时再休息. 源于: increase增加
【类】crest: wave = summit[peak, acme]: mountain 浪尖对浪 = 山顶对山
趣味全助记 【记】increase + est最大值→上昇到最高点

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