hieroglyphs是什么意思？

hieroglyphs

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• n. 象形字（如古埃及等所用的）( hieroglyph的名词复数 )，秘密的或另有含意的书写符号；

例句

• Egyptian hieroglyphs depict the same images carved in stone. 埃及人在雕刻的石头上用象形文字描绘同样的肖像.
• This paper discusses the fundamental distinctions between the hieroglyphs andforerunner of writing. 英汉象形文字的比较是建立在象形文字具体内涵的基础上.
• Hieroglyphs are carved into the walls of the temple. 寺庙的墙壁上刻着象形文字。
• A Sudanese man illuminates hieroglyphs an ancient tomb in Al Kurru. 一位苏丹人照亮了库鲁古墓墙上的象形文字.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （尤指古埃及的）象形字，象形符号
  Hieroglyphs are symbols in the form of pictures, which are used in some writing systems, especially those of ancient Egypt.