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hieroglyphs

UK //ˈhaɪərəɡlɪfs//US //ˈhaɪroʊɡlɪfs//

词源

源自希腊语 hieros(神圣的)+ glyphein(雕刻),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,由图画或符号组成,用于记录宗教文献和历史事件。现代也泛指其他文明的类似符号系统。

“The walls of the pyramid were covered with ancient hieroglyphs.”

(金字塔的墙壁上刻满了古老的象形文字。)

“Scholars spent years deciphering the meaning of these hieroglyphs.”

(学者们花了多年时间破译这些象形文字的含义。)

同义词:pictographs, symbols, glyphs

常见短语

hieroglyphic writing — 特指古埃及的象形文字书写系统,这种文字常见于神庙墙壁或莎草纸文献中。

“Hieroglyphic writing was used for religious documents in ancient Egypt.”

(象形文字书写系统被用于古埃及的宗教文献。)