释义 |
ideogrammic, a.|ɪdiːəʊˈgræmɪk| [f. ideogram + -ic.] Of the nature of an ideogram; expressed by means of symbols. Also ideograˈmmatic a.
1929W. J. Locke Ancestor Jorico i. 15 The swift ideogrammic air-speed which Toby and Jones have invented between themselves is a mystery. 1951H. Kenner Poetry E. Pound 84 Joyce's catalogue of Bloom's books in Ulysses is the simplest possible application of the ideogrammic method. 1962Y. Malkiel in Householder & Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 22 Special features worthy of mention include: the use of abbreviations or peculiar ideogrammatic classifiers to mark for a given word its grammatical or semantic category. 1962M. McLuhan Gutenberg Galaxy 22 No pictographic or ideogrammic or hieroglyphic mode of writing has the detribalizing power of the phonetic alphabet. 1967Punch 18 Jan. 80 To others, the ‘No Entry’ sign (a highly ideogrammatic white bar on a red disc) variously indicated a pedestrian crossing, a level crossing, a Belisha beacon, the end of a speed limit, a first aid post, and a major road ahead. |