code
密码
释义2：
code
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◙ noun1. a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy• 密码；代码 »the Americans cracked their diplomatic code. 美国人破译了他们的外交密码。 »[mass noun] sending messages in code. 用密码发送消息。 a word, phrase, or concept used to represent another in a euphemistic or indirect way• 委婉语；间接的表达 »researching ‘the family’ is usually a code for studying women. “家庭情况”研究通常是研究女性的一种间接说法。 a series of letters, numbers, or symbols assigned to something for the purposes of classification or identification• 编号；标记 a sequence of numbers dialled to connect a telephone with the exchange of the telephone being called• （电话）总机号码2. [mass noun] [Computing] program instructions• [计算机] 程序指令 »segments of code. 编码指令段。 »assembly code. 汇编指令。3. a systematic collection of laws or statutes• 法典；法规；章程 »a revision of the penal code. 刑法修订本。 a set of conventions governing behaviour or activity in a particular sphere• 行为准则；行为规范 »a strict dress code. 严格的着装规范。 a set of moral principles and standards adhered to by a society, class, or individual• 道德准则，道德标准 »a stern code of honour. 严格的社交礼仪规则。◙ verb1. [with obj.] [一般作be coded] convert (the words of a message) into a particular code in order to convey a secret meaning• 把（文字，信息）转换成密码（或代码） »only Mitch knew how to read the message—even the name was coded. 只有米切尔知道如何解读这条信息——甚至连它的名称都译成了密码。 express the meaning of (a statement or communication) in an indirect or euphemistic way• 间接地表达；委婉地表达 »[as adj. coded] the speech was a coded acknowledgement of the barely suppressed rage of Tory MPs. 这次演说间接地承认了在保守党议员中存在着难以抑制的愤怒情绪。 assign a code to (something) for purposes of classification, analysis, or identification• 给…编号（或编码）；给…作标记 »she coded the samples and sent them down for dissection. 她给那些标本编了号并把它们送去作解剖。2. [no obj.] (code for)[Biochemistry] be the genetic code for (an amino acid or protein)• [生化] （某种氨基酸或蛋白质的）遗传密码 »genes that code for human growth hormone. 等同于人体生长激素的遗传密码的基因。 be the genetic determiner of (a characteristic)• 是（某种特征的）遗传决定因素 »one pair of homologous chromosomes that codes for eye colour. 决定眼睛颜色的一对同源染色体。【IDIOMS】
◘ bring something up to code1. [N. Amer.] renovate an old building or update its features in line with the latest building regulations• [北美] 按最新的建筑规章修葺旧建筑（或更新其设施）【派生】
♦ coder noun【语源】
1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin codex, codic- (see codex ). The term originally denoted a systematic collection of statutes made by one of the later Roman emperors, particularly that of Justinian; compare with sense 3 (mid 18th cent.), the earliest modern sense
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