| 单词 | cipher |
| 释义 | cipher n. & v. (also cypher) --n 1. a a secret or disguised way of writing. b a thing written in this way. c the key to it. 2. the arithmetical symbol (0) denoting no amount but used to occupy a vacant place in decimal etc. numeration (as in 12.05). 3. a person or thing of no importance. 4. the interlaced initials of a person or company etc.; a monogram. 5. any Arabic numeral. 6. continuous sounding of an organ-pipe, caused by a mechanical defect. --v 1. tr. put into secret writing, encipher. 2. a tr. (usu. foll. by out) work out by arithmetic, calculate. b intr. archaic do arithmetic. Etymology: ME, f. OF cif(f)re, ult. f. Arab sifr ZERO |
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