rebus
rebus
[ˈriːbəs]
(pl. rebuses)
[ˈriːbəs]
(pl. rebuses)
- a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters; for instance, apex might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X
（以图画和字母组合代替词语的）画谜（如apex一词由代表ape的一张猿猴画后加字母X表示）
■(historical)an ornamental device associated with a person to whose name it punningly alludes
(史)（一语双关地暗指某人名字的）装饰图案
- early 17th cent.: from French rébus, from Latin rebus, ablative plural of res 'thing'
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