hieroglyphic
UK/.haiәrәu'ɡlifik/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or written in hieroglyphs; (informally) so symbol-like as to be hard to read.
象形文字的；（非正式）符号化得难以辨认的。
n.
A hieroglyph; the system of picture-writing using such symbols.
象形文字（符号）；象形文字体系。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhiero (sacred) + glyph (carving) + -ic (relating to) = relating to sacred carvings. It mainly works as the adjective for the Egyptian picture-script, and stretches into a metaphor for any cramped, symbol-like, near-unreadable writing.
Root glyph still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.hieroglyphic writing象形文字书写
- 2.hieroglyphic script象形文字体系
- 3.hieroglyphic symbols象形符号
- 4.hieroglyphic text象形文字文本
Example Sentences
- 1.
The walls were covered in hieroglyphic writing.
- 2.
Researchers compared the hieroglyphic and Greek texts.
- 3.
Her hieroglyphic handwriting was impossible to decipher.