Word · Frequency #43044
cuneiform
/ˈkjuːniifɒːm/
noun
楔形文字
核心释义
An ancient writing system used in Mesopotamia, made up of wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay
- 1.
古代美索不达米亚的楔形文字书写系统,源于苏美尔象形文字,后演变为用芦苇笔在泥板上书写的楔形符号
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BCE, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
- 2.
楔形骨；尤指楔骨
A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
楔状骨；古代美索不达米亚的楔形文字书写系统,源于苏美尔象形文字,后演变为用芦苇笔在泥板上书写的楔形符号；楔形骨；尤指楔骨
用法In use
The museum displayed a tablet inscribed with cuneiform.
用法提示：此处"cuneiform"作名词，指楔形文字这种书写系统。
Scholars spent years deciphering the ancient cuneiform.
用法提示：此处"cuneiform"作名词，指古代楔形文字。
Cuneiform was used for recording laws and literature in Mesopotamia.
用法提示：此处"cuneiform"作名词，充当主语，指楔形文字。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- cuneiforms
- plural
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