名詞 cipher:

1. a message written in a secret code
   同義詞：cypher
2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
   同義詞：zero, 0, nought, cypher
3. a quantity of no importance
   同義詞：nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
4. a person of no influence
   同義詞：cypher, nobody, nonentity
5. a secret method of writing
   同義詞：cypher, cryptograph, secret code

動(dòng)詞 cipher:

1. convert ordinary language into code
   同義詞：encode, code, encipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
2. make a mathematical calculation or computation
   同義詞：calculate, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

1. I couldn't cipher out why she was there.
   我搞不清她為什么會在那兒。
2. At last they managed to puzzle out the meaning of the cipher.
   最后他們終于弄清楚這符號是什么意思。
3. The army uses a special cipher so that military messages are kept secret.
   ＂軍隊(duì)使用一種特殊密碼，軍事電訊因此得以保密。＂
4. The cipher took me three weeks before I hit it.
   我費(fèi)了3個(gè)多星期才把這密碼解釋出來。

cipher 也作 cy.pher

n.（名詞）
The mathematical symbol (0) denoting absence of quantity; zero.
零號：代表不存在數(shù)量的數(shù)學(xué)符號(0)；零
An Arabic numeral or figure; a number.
阿拉伯?dāng)?shù)字；數(shù)
The Arabic system of numerical notation.
數(shù)字觀念：數(shù)字標(biāo)志法的阿拉伯體系
One having no influence or value; a nonentity.
無影響或無價(jià)值的東西；不重要的東西

A cryptographic system in which units of plain text of regular length, usually letters, are arbitrarily transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code.
密碼：一種密碼系統(tǒng)，其中固定長度的明文里的單元，通常為字母，被任意倒置或按事先確定的符號系統(tǒng)替換
The key to such a system.
密碼的解讀：這種系統(tǒng)的解釋
A message written or transmitted in such a system.
用此系統(tǒng)寫的或傳送的消息
A design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram.
組合文字：字母或開頭字母合并或交織成的圖案；拼合文字
v.（動(dòng)詞）
ci.phered,ci.pher.ing,ci.phers
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To solve problems in arithmetic; calculate.See Synonyms at calculate
計(jì)算：用算術(shù)解決問題；計(jì)算參見 calculate
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To put in secret writing; encode.
將…寫成密碼；使成密碼
To solve by means of arithmetic.
計(jì)算：用算術(shù)方法解決

來源：
Middle English cifre
中古英語 cifre
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin cifra
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 cifra
from Arabic ìifr
源自 阿拉伯語 ìifr
from ìafira [to be empty] translation of Sanskrit ôônyam [cipher, dot]
源自 ìafira [空] 梵文 ôônyam的翻譯 [零，小圓點(diǎn)]