单词	hieroglyph
释义	hieroglyph /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rəɡlɪf / noun 1A stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems: hieroglyphs describing the Mayan calendar... In much of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Pharaoh was often depicted as almost larger than life, with great power and much of Egyptian art is a celebration of his accomplishments. The ancient Egyptians either engraved the hieroglyphs in the stonework of their temples or painted them on the walls of the burial chamber or inscribed them with a reed pen on rolls of papyrus, the antecedent of our paper. It seems that Egyptians continued to use hieroglyphs from around 3000 b.c. until the time of the Roman Empire. 1.1A secret or incomprehensible symbol: the International Organisation for Standardization is introducing two new hieroglyphs to perplex washing-machine owners... These images function as hieroglyphs of traumatic repressions. Origin Late 16th century: back-formation from hieroglyphic.
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