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To work out the meaning of something that's hard to read or understand — messy handwriting, a secret code, or an old, forgotten language. It usually suggests real effort, like solving a puzzle.
破解、解讀(困難的文字或密碼)
組成de- (undoing an action) + cipher (a code, or a secret way of writing).
同家族的字
- cipherthe base word, meaning a code or secret writing system
原始詞典資料5 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。
decipherverb/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/
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To convert a code or cipher to plain text.
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To read text that is almost illegible or obscure.
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To make sense of a complex situation.
- Truly, we need human infirmity to teach us human nature, and that to Louis had been as a sealed book; he had only seen the coloured and gilded outside: too late he had to decipher the rough and gloomy page within.
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To find a solution to a problem.
deciphernoun/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/
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A decipherment; a decoding.
- I enclose a letter which I received yesterday evening from the Marques de Monsalud, containing the decipher of a letter from the King to the Comte d'Erlon. I wish that the Marques had sent the ciphered letter here […]
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。