code

英 [k??d]美[kod]

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復數:?codes;第三人稱單數:?codes;過去式:?coded;過去分詞:?coded;現在分詞:?coding;

code 密碼，法典

來自拉丁詞codex, 樹干，帳本，醫典。可能因古代發現于樹干上的文字難懂，引申詞義密碼。比較book來自beech.

code: code: [14] ‘System of secret communication signs’ is a relatively recent semantic development of the word code, which emerged in the early 19th century. It derived from an earlier sense ‘system of laws’, which was based on a specific application to various sets of statutes introduced by the Roman emperors. The word itself came from Old French code, a descendant of Latin cōdex, whose meaning ‘set of statutes, book of laws’ derived from a broader sense ‘book’.

This in turn came from an earlier ‘piece of wood coated with wax for writing on’, which was based ultimately on ‘tree trunk’, the word’s original meaning. Codex itself was borrowed into English in the 16th century. Its Latin diminutive form, cōdicillus, produced English codicil [15].
=> codex, codicil
code (n.): c. 1300, "systematic compilation of laws," from Old French code "system of laws, law-book" (13c.), from Latin codex, earlier caudex "book, book of laws," literally "tree trunk," hence, book made up of wooden tablets covered with wax for writing. Meaning "cipher" (the sense in secret code) is from 1808.
code (v.): 1815, from code (n.). Specifically in the computer sense from 1947. Related: Coded; coding.

1. "Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk.: “又累又激動”是形容人喝醉酒的一種委婉說法。

4. All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice.: 協會的所有成員都遵守一套嚴格的行為規范。

5. One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny.: 他們的一名線人用車爾尼作化名。