cypher
noun /ˈsaɪfə(r)/
/ˈsaɪfər/
(also cipher)
- [uncountable, countable] a secret way of writing, especially one in which a set of letters or symbols is used to represent others
密码；暗号 - a message in cypher
密码里的信息
- a message in cypher
- [countable] (formal, disapproving) a person or thing of no importance
无足轻重的人；无关紧要的东西 - To her employers she was a mere cypher, with no human feelings at all.
对她的雇主来说，她只是一个密码，毫无人情味。
- To her employers she was a mere cypher, with no human feelings at all.
- (British English) the first letters of somebody’s name combined in a design and used to mark things
（姓名首字母的）拼合字，花押 - The glasses were engraved with the Queen's cypher.
眼镜上刻有女王的密码。
- The glasses were engraved with the Queen's cypher.