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hieroglyphics

UK //ˌhaɪ.rəˈɡlɪf.ɪks//US //ˌhaɪ.roʊˈɡlɪf.ɪks//

词源

源自希腊语 hieroglyphikos,由hieros(神圣的)和glyphein(雕刻)组成,字面意思是“神圣的雕刻”。

noun

❶ 指古埃及使用的象形文字系统,由图画符号组成,用于记录宗教文献和重要事件。现代也泛指难以理解的符号或书写方式。

“The walls of the tomb were covered in ancient hieroglyphics.”

(墓室的墙壁上布满了古老的象形文字。)

“Scholars spent years deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.”

(学者们花费多年时间破译埃及象形文字。)

同义词:pictographs, symbols, glyphs

常见短语

like hieroglyphics — 形容文字或符号极其难以辨认或理解,就像古埃及象形文字对现代人一样晦涩。

“The doctor's prescription was like hieroglyphics to the patient.”

(对病人来说,医生的处方就像天书一样难懂。)