a person or thing that analyses and interprets something, in particular 译码员;解码器,尤指 ■an electronic device for analysing the information components of an audio or visual signal and feeding them to separate amplifier channels 电子(声/像)解码器 ■an electronic device that converts a coded signal into one that can be used by other equipment, especially a device to decode satellite television signals 电子译码器(尤指卫星电视信号解析设备)