hieroglyph英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

— Hieroglyphs were discovered on the wall inside the temple.
An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.; In particular, an Egyptian hieroglyph.
Any obscure or baffling symbol. informal

— With your handwriting, it's no surprise the Prof can't read your hieroglyphs!

动词 v.

To represent by hieroglyphs. transitive

词形变化

hieroglyphs plural hieroglyphs present,singular,third-person hieroglyphing participle,present hieroglyphed participle,past hieroglyphed past

词汇关系

衍生词

hieroglyphic hieroglyphical hieroglyphist

词源

词源 1

First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós) (Plutarch τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] "hieroglyphic [writing]), ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”) (Ptolemy), a compound of ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) and γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), a calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”), nTr-md. By surface analysis, hiero- + glyph.

词源 2

First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós) (Plutarch τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] "hieroglyphic [writing]), ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”) (Ptolemy), a compound of ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) and γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), a calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”), nTr-md. By surface analysis, hiero- + glyph.