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hieroglyphic

🇬🇧 UK/.haiәrәu'ɡlifik/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A writing system using pictorial symbols, as used in ancient Egypt or Maya; any such symbol; illegible writing.

象形文字;难以辨认的文字

adj.

Of or relating to a pictorial writing system; difficult to read or decipher.

象形文字的;难以辨认的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hieroroot
+
glyphcarve, engrave, cut
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
=hieroglyphic

Common Collocations

  • 1.hieroglyphic writing象形文字书写
  • 2.hieroglyphic script象形文字体系

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The temple walls were covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

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