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Deciphering

“Deciphering” 指解读加密信息、古老文字或潦草笔迹;也比喻弄清晦涩报告、模糊信号或他人意图,如 deciphering the contract(读懂合同条款)。

  1. “Linguists spent decades deciphering the ancient script.” (语言学家花了几十年破译这种古老文字。)
  2. “She is deciphering handwritten notes from the archive.” (她正在辨认档案里的手写笔记。)
  3. “Analysts are deciphering what the latest market signals mean.” (分析师正试图弄清最新市场信号的含义。)

由 de-(去除)与 cipher(密码)组成;cipher 来自阿拉伯语 sifr(零、空),后经欧洲语言演变为“密码”之义。

“de-” 表示解开;词干 “cipher” 表密码;“-ing” 表示正在破译或辨认的过程。

罗塞塔石碑助力 deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs 是语言学史经典案例;当代 cybersecurity 与 data science 中 deciphering patterns 亦是核心技能。

  • 原形: decipher
  • 名词: decipherment
  • 固定搭配: “deciphering a code” (破译密码), “deciphering handwriting” (辨认笔迹)

“de-” 解开 + “cipher” 密码——deciphering 就是把密文或难懂的东西解读出来。

“Deciphering the faded map by candlelight, the explorers finally located the hidden trail.” (烛光下辨认褪色地图时,探险者终于找到了隐蔽小径。)