decipheringn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsʌɪf(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈsaɪf(ə)rɪŋ/,

/diˈsaɪf(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see decipher v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s dissiphring.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decipher v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < decipher v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of decipher v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [noun]

decipher1545

deciphering1552

decipheration1651

decipherment1782

decipherage1851

decoding1897

cryptanalysis1923

code cracking1931

decrypting1938

code breaking1945

decryption1946

1552 R. Ascham Let. July in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) 13 And bicause I perceyve this in siphering, I think other may perhaps light upon the same in dissiphring.

1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life xxiii. f. 128 The disciphering of thy selfe, is a meanes to make thee lowlye and humble.

1607 B. Jonson Volpone Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2^v Application, is now, growne a Trade with many; and there are, that professe to haue a Key for the deciphering of euery thing.

1680 J. Davies tr. R. Rapin Instr. for Hist. xv. 59 Nothing is more divertive in a Narration, than the decyphering of what is secret and of importance, in the designs and intentions of those whose Actions it divulges.

1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 439 He..understood the Art of Decyphering tolerably well.

1787 W. Graham Stenography i. i. 8 If, in the hurry of writing, the character be not distinctly formed, all difficulty of deciphering may be, notwithstanding, wholly prevented.

1811 Ld. Byron Let. 17 Nov. in Ld. Byron Lett. & Jrnls. (1973) II. 130 Demo's decipherings and paraphrases I sent off at the same time.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 154/1 Any means of telegraphic communication which depends upon the deciphering of signals exhibited at a distant station is necessarily dependent upon contingencies of weather.

1903 Pall Mall Mag. Jan. 222/1 The historical inaccuracies and the literary anachronisms which are said to exist in Mrs. Gallup's alleged decipherings.

1934 Discovery May 138/1 In the detection of forgery, the deciphering of illegible or faded documents, over-writing and the like..ultra-violet photography is the most useful process to employ.

1970 Field & Stream Nov. 48/1 The Rosetta stone unlocked hieroglyphic characters making possible demotic deciphering of ancient Egyptian writing.

2010 Wall Street Jrnl. 20 Feb. w8 The codebreakers' greatest coup came in 1917 with the interception and deciphering of ‘the Zimmermann telegram’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deciphering
释义	decipheringn. Brit. /dᵻˈsʌɪf(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈsaɪf(ə)rɪŋ/, /diˈsaɪf(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see decipher v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1500s dissiphring. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decipher v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < decipher v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of decipher v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > decoding, deciphering > [noun] decipher1545 deciphering1552 decipheration1651 decipherment1782 decipherage1851 decoding1897 cryptanalysis1923 code cracking1931 decrypting1938 code breaking1945 decryption1946 1552 R. Ascham Let. July in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) 13 And bicause I perceyve this in siphering, I think other may perhaps light upon the same in dissiphring. 1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life xxiii. f. 128 The disciphering of thy selfe, is a meanes to make thee lowlye and humble. 1607 B. Jonson Volpone Ep. Ded. sig. ¶2^v Application, is now, growne a Trade with many; and there are, that professe to haue a Key for the deciphering of euery thing. 1680 J. Davies tr. R. Rapin Instr. for Hist. xv. 59 Nothing is more divertive in a Narration, than the decyphering of what is secret and of importance, in the designs and intentions of those whose Actions it divulges. 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 439 He..understood the Art of Decyphering tolerably well. 1787 W. Graham Stenography i. i. 8 If, in the hurry of writing, the character be not distinctly formed, all difficulty of deciphering may be, notwithstanding, wholly prevented. 1811 Ld. Byron Let. 17 Nov. in Ld. Byron Lett. & Jrnls. (1973) II. 130 Demo's decipherings and paraphrases I sent off at the same time. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 154/1 Any means of telegraphic communication which depends upon the deciphering of signals exhibited at a distant station is necessarily dependent upon contingencies of weather. 1903 Pall Mall Mag. Jan. 222/1 The historical inaccuracies and the literary anachronisms which are said to exist in Mrs. Gallup's alleged decipherings. 1934 Discovery May 138/1 In the detection of forgery, the deciphering of illegible or faded documents, over-writing and the like..ultra-violet photography is the most useful process to employ. 1970 Field & Stream Nov. 48/1 The Rosetta stone unlocked hieroglyphic characters making possible demotic deciphering of ancient Egyptian writing. 2010 Wall Street Jrnl. 20 Feb. w8 The codebreakers' greatest coup came in 1917 with the interception and deciphering of ‘the Zimmermann telegram’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1552
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