藏起來的記號：要有鑰匙才讀得回來
這一組最貼近核心畫面：內容被換成記號，而且是刻意讓沒有鑰匙的人讀不到。差別只在那把鑰匙握在誰手上。
adjective · B1
Written or sent using a system of letters, numbers, or symbols that stand in place of the real words, so that only someone who knows the system can read it.
密碼寫成的
核心畫面
One way to picture coded: a thing has been put into a set of signs that stands for something else. Read the signs the right way and the real thing comes back. Without the right way of reading, you see only marks. So every use of coded invites two questions — what are the signs, and who can read them?
coded 的畫面可以想成：一樣東西被換成一套記號，真正的內容躲在記號後面；要把它讀回來，你得知道那套對照規則。所以…更多收起
coded 的畫面可以想成：一樣東西被換成一套記號，真正的內容躲在記號後面；要把它讀回來，你得知道那套對照規則。所以每次看到 coded，都可以問兩個問題：換成什麼記號？誰讀得懂？答案不同，意思就往不同方向長出去。有時候記號是故意要瞞人，有時候是故意要讓人一眼看懂，有時候只有機器讀得懂，有時候記號根本不在紙上，而是藏在客氣話和角色的穿著裡。Three branches
攤開來的記號：標給人看的
記號還是記號，方向卻反過來：不是要瞞人，是要讓人一眼分得出來。核心畫面裡的那把鑰匙，這裡直接發給所有人。
adjective · B1
Marked with numbers, letters, colours, or other signs that tell you what something is, where it belongs, or which group it is in.
標記分類的
沒說出口的記號：藏在話裡、藏在呈現方式裡
這一組的記號不在紙上，而在語氣、用字和角色的呈現方式裡。一樣要「會讀的人」才接得到，只是沒有固定規則可查，靠的是雙方都清楚的處境。
adjective · B2
Said in a roundabout way, with mild words on the surface and a sharper meaning underneath that listeners are expected to work out, because saying it straight would upset or offend someone.
話中有話的
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
codedadj/ˈkəʊ.dəd/
- 1
Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- 2
Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.
- The character comes across as being female-coded.
- This character is coded as autistic.
- 3
Like; resembling or having the characteristics of.
- That is so me-coded fr.
- Bro has been acting kind of NPC-coded lately.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。