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hieroglyph

/hahy-er-uh-glif-ik, hahy-ruh-/US // ˌhaɪ ər əˈglɪf ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə- //UK // (ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪk) //

象形文字,象形字,象形图,象征性文字

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also hi·er·o·glyph·i·cal. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
    • : inscribed with hieroglyphic symbols.
    • : hard to decipher; hard to read.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also hi·er·o·glyph . a hieroglyphic symbol.
    • : Usually hieroglyphics. hieroglyphic writing.
    • : a figure or symbol with a hidden meaning.
    • : hieroglyphics, handwriting, figures, characters, code, etc., difficult to decipher: the confusing hieroglyphics of advanced mathematics.

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Examples

  • The anaglyph was peculiar to the Egyptian priests; the hieroglyph generally known to the well educated.

  • The signs are, of course, later than the picture-writing of the hieroglyph, and also later than the linear script suited to stone.

  • The only new hieroglyph is the pylon, rendered An in the cartouche.

  • Concerning the interpretation of these emblems, see Joan Pierii Hieroglyph.

  • The figure of an obelisk is often used as a hieroglyph, and is generally represented standing on a low base.