cipher
cipher1
[ˈsʌɪfə]
(亦作 cypher)
noun
cipher2
noun
[ˈsʌɪfə]
(亦作 cypher)
noun
- a secret or disguised way of writing; a code
密码
he wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.
他用密码书写密码笔记。
[mass noun]the information may be given in cipher.
信息可能是以密码给出的。
■something written in such a code
以密码书写的东西
■a key to such a code
解码 - (dated)a zero; a figure 0
(旧)零；数字0
■(figurative)a person or thing of no importance, especially a person who does the bidding of others and seems to have no will of their own
(喻)无足轻重的人；不重要的东西（尤指听命于人而无主见的人） - a monogram
交织字母，花押字
- [with obj.]put (a message) into secret writing; encode
把（消息）写成密码 - [no obj.](archaic)do arithmetic
(古)做算术
- late Middle English (in the senses 'symbol for zero' and 'arabic numeral'): from Old French cifre, based on Arabic sifr 'zero'
cipher2
noun
- a continuous sounding of an organ pipe, caused by a mechanical defect
（管风琴音管因机械故障发出的）连响
- [no obj.](of an organ pipe) sound continuously
（管风琴音管）连响
- late 18th cent.: perhaps from cipher
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