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hieroglyphic

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

象形文字,象形文字的,象形字,像形文字

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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

  • Not for twenty necklaces and a whole file of hieroglyphic passes would she doubt Frank any more.

  • Moreover, the inscriptions on hieroglyphic rocks in these abandoned cities evidently refer to Amazons.

  • Of the Nahua hieroglyphic system and its capabilities enough has been said elsewhere.

  • We have first the Aztec monuments and hieroglyphic scrolls, for the most part undeciphered.

  • Pythagoras was the last of the Greek sages who made use of hieroglyphic writings and transmitted his doctrine in ancient language.