hieroglyph
US /ˈhaɪ.roʊ.ɡlɪf/
UK /ˈhaɪ.rə.ɡlɪf/
名詞
1.
象形文字, 聖書體
a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that of ancient Egypt
範例:
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The walls of the tomb were covered in ancient hieroglyphs.
墓室的牆上布滿了古代象形文字。
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Scholars spent years trying to decipher the hieroglyph.
學者們花了好幾年的時間試圖破譯這個象形文字。
2.
難辨認的文字, 鬼畫符
writing that is difficult to read or understand
範例:
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His handwriting is so messy it looks like hieroglyphs.
他的字跡太亂了，看起來像象形文字。
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I can't make sense of these hieroglyphs on the napkin.
我看不懂餐巾紙上的這些鬼畫符。
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