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)。
- “Linguists spent decades deciphering the ancient script.” (语言学家花了几十年破译这种古老文字。)
- “She is deciphering handwritten notes from the archive.” (她正在辨认档案里的手写笔记。)
- “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。)