| 释义 |
de·cipher
I. \də̇ˈsīfə(r), dēˈs-\ transitive verb
(deciphered ; deciphered ; deciphering \-f(ə)riŋ\ ; deciphers)
Etymology: de- + cipher (I); translation of Middle French deschiffrer
1.
a. obsolete : to find out : detect, discover
< you are both deciphered … for villains — Shakespeare >
b. archaic : to make known : indicate, reveal
< his favorite gesture … might decipher his whole character — Thomas Holcroft >
2. : to convert (a cryptic writing) into intelligible form: as
a. : to undo (an encipherment) by reversal of the enciphering procedure
b. : solve
< decipher a cipher >
c. obsolete : to represent by oral description or pictorial art : delineate, portray
< with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters — Jonathan Swift >
3.
a. : to make out, read, or interpret despite obscuration or partial obliteration
< deciphering the smudged postmark — Arnold Bennett >
b. : to examine and find out or discover the meaning or explanation of (something difficult to understand)
< some philosophical message … that we fail to decipher — Henri Peyre >
Synonyms: see solve
II. noun
(-s)
: a secret message in deciphered form |