noun🔗Share象形文字 (chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus"The museum exhibit featured examples of hieroglyphic writing, showing how ancient Egyptians used picture symbols to form their language. "博物馆的展览展示了象形文字的例子，说明了古埃及人如何用图画符号来组成他们的语言。writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share象形文字, 象形符号 Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The Egyptologist carefully copied each hieroglyphic from the ancient tomb wall. "那位埃及古物学家小心翼翼地抄写着从古墓墙上看到的每一个象形符号。writingsignlanguagesystemhistorycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share难以辨认的字迹，秘密符号 (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The old, dusty ledger contained a hieroglyphic script that no one could understand. "那本又旧又脏的账簿上写满了像秘密符号一样难以辨认的字迹，没人能看懂。writingsignlanguagecommunicationhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share象形文字的, hieroglyphics文字的 Of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols"hieroglyphic obelisk"带有象形文字的方尖碑writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationsigncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share难以辨认的，费解的。 Difficult to decipher"The doctor's handwriting was so hieroglyphic that the pharmacist struggled to read the prescription. "医生的笔迹太难以辨认了，药剂师费了好大的劲才看懂药方。languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
