hieroglyphic

n. 象形文字；象形文字写的文章

发音

US /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/

词形变化

hieroglyphics 复数 hieroglyphics more hieroglyphic 比较级 most hieroglyphic 最高级

别名

hieroglyphick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.

  2. 2.

    Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.

  3. 3.

    Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.

    引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, relating to, or written with such a system of symbols.

    the hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt

    a hieroglyphic obelisk

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'Is there any meaning, do you think?' 'That little arrangement comes in more than once,' said Elsie, indicating a hieroglyphic twist. 'I'm sure it must mean something.'

  2. 2.

    Difficult to decipher.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hieroglyph

上位词 3

writing orthography writing system

下位词 1

hieratic
形容词

同义词 1

hieroglyphical

相关短语

Hieroglyphic Luwian

词源

First coined 1726, from French hiéroglyphique, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερογλυφέω (hierogluphéō, “to represent hieroglyphically”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) + γλύφω (glúphō, “to carve, to engrave, to cut out”). By surface analysis, hiero- + glyphic.

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