请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Rosetta Stone
释义
Rosetta Stone, theRoˈsetta Stone, the a large ancient stone that was found in Egypt in 1799, which had the same piece of writing on it in three different writing systems: Greek letters, Egyptian letters, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. This important discovery made it possible for people to translate hieroglyphics for the first time. The stone is now kept in the British Museum. Something that could provide the answer to a problem, especially in a particular area of science, is sometimes called a Rosetta Stone:  The study of genes in mice could be the Rosetta Stone for establishing the functions of human genes.
随便看

 

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 16:23:23