hieroglyphic

hieroglyphic
noun
  1. (hieroglyphics)writing consisting of hieroglyphs
    用象形文字写的东西
    ■enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing
    潦草难懂的符号(或文字)
    tattered notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.
    破烂笔记本里满是难以辨认的字迹。
adjective
  1. of or written in hieroglyphs
    象形文字的,以象形文字写的
    ■(especially in art) stylized, symbolic, or enigmatic in effect
    (尤指艺术)风格化的,象征性的,难解的
派生
hieroglyphical
adjective
hieroglyphically
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French hiéroglyphique, from Greek hierogluphikos, from hieros 'sacred' + gluphē 'carving'
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