vt. 计算, 用密码书写

vi. 计算, 用密码书写

[法] 密码

1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

<noun.quantity>

2. a quantity of no importance

<noun.quantity>
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
reduced to nil all the work we had done
we racked up a pathetic goose egg
it was all for naught
I didn't hear zilch about it

3. a person of no influence

<noun.person>

4. a secret method of writing

<noun.communication>

5. a message written in a secret code

<noun.communication>

1. convert ordinary language into code

<verb.communication> cipher code encipher encrypt inscribe write in code
We should encode the message for security reasons

2. make a mathematical calculation or computation

<verb.cognition> calculate cipher compute figure reckon work out