hieroglyphics

名词象形文字; 难以辨认或理解的文字; 象形文字，象形文字写成的文章( hieroglyphic的名词复数 )

1. （尤指古埃及的）象形字，象形符号
    Hieroglyphics are symbols in the form of pictures which are used in some writing systems, for example those of ancient Egypt.

2. 难辨认的文字（或符号）;难懂的文字（或符号）
    You can use hieroglyphics to refer to something that has been written, but that you cannot understand.

    e.g. I've never come across hieroglyphics like the handwriting of Peter Smallwood.
           我从未见过像彼得·斯莫尔伍德那么难辨认的笔迹。

1. Guo spoke to the young visitors about the hieroglyphics and the students then tried to write some themselves.

2. Carvings on its face depict five people identifiable by a collection of hieroglyphics over their heads.

3. Dongba hieroglyphics are considered to be the only such living system in the world, and Dongba culture attracts attention from scholars around the world.