hieroglyph
noun · verbB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.
Hieroglyphs were discovered on the wall inside the temple.
- 2.
(informal)Any obscure or baffling symbol.
With your handwriting, it's no surprise the Prof can't read your hieroglyphs!
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To represent by hieroglyphs.
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (Plutarch τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] "hieroglyphic [writing]), ἱερόγλυφος (carver of hieroglyphs) (Ptolemy), a compound of ἱερός (sacred, holy) and γλυφή (carved work), a calque of mdw-nṯr (the god’s word),. hiero- glyph.