"hieroglyphics" in Chinese (Simplified)
象形文字
Definition
象形文字是用来书写的符号或字符,尤其指古埃及的图画文字。它也可以指任何用图画或符号代替普通字母的书写方式。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要指古埃及的象形文字,也可以泛指其他图像式写法。有时用来形容难以辨认的笔迹或符号。多见于历史或考古领域,日常口语中较少用。
Examples
The walls of the tomb were covered in hieroglyphics.
墓室的墙上全是**象形文字**。
Ancient Egyptians wrote messages using hieroglyphics.
古埃及人用**象形文字**写信息。
Can you read these hieroglyphics?
你能读懂这些**象形文字**吗?
To me, his handwriting looks like hieroglyphics.
对我来说,他的字就像**象形文字**一样。
It took years for scholars to decode the hieroglyphics.
学者们花了多年才破译这些**象形文字**。
Whenever I see a secret code, I call it hieroglyphics as a joke.
每次我看到一个秘密代码,我都会开玩笑地叫它**象形文字**。