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"While visiting the museum, we saw ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics carved into the walls of a tomb. "参观博物馆时，我们看到古埃及的墓穴墙壁上刻着象形文字。writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologyculturecommunicationsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share象形文字，象形符号 Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics to write stories on the walls of tombs. "古埃及人用象形符号在墓穴的墙壁上书写故事。writinglanguagehistorycommunicationarchaeologyculturesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share天书，密文。 (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The doctor's prescription was filled with scribbles that looked like hieroglyphics, and the pharmacist struggled to read it. "医生的处方上全是潦草的字迹，简直像天书一样，药剂师费了好大的劲才看懂。writinglanguagecommunicationsignhistoryculturearchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
