denote (v)
/dɪˈnoʊt/

biểu thị

to represent or mean something

standard (a)
/ˈstæn·dərd/

chuẩn

believed to be correct and used by most people

inscription (n)
/ɪnˈskrɪp·ʃən/

chữ khắc (trên bia...)

words written in the front of a book or cut in stone or metal

phonetic (a)
/fəˈnet̬·ɪk/

(thuộc) ngữ âm

relating to the sounds made in speaking

movable (a)
/ˈmu·və·bəl/

có thể di động

able to be moved

decipher (v)
/dɪˈsɑɪ·fər/

giải mã

to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message

tombstone (n)
/ˈtumˌstoʊn/

bia mộ

a cut stone with writing on it that marks where a dead person is buried

symbolic (a)
/sɪmˈbɑl·ɪk/

tượng trưng

containing symbols, or being used as a symbol

printing (n)
/ˈprɪn·tɪŋ/

việc in ấn

the act of producing letters, pictures, patterns, etc. on something by pressing a surface covered with ink against it

connotation (n)
/ˌkɑn·əˈteɪ·ʃən/

ý nghĩa (của một từ)

an idea suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning

indirectly (r)
/ˌɪn·dəˈrek·tli/

gián tiếp

in a way that is not direct or not connected in a simple way

alphabet (n)
 /ˈæl.fə.bet/

bảng chữ cái

a set of letters arranged in a fixed order , used for writing a language

roadside (n)
/ˈroʊdˌsɑɪd/

lề đường

the edge of a road

illiterate (a)
/ɪˈlɪt̬·ər·ət/

mù chữ

not knowing how to read and write

milepost (n)
/ˈmaɪlpəʊst/

cột mốc

a post by the side of the road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

handwriting (n)
/ˈhændˌrɑɪt̬·ɪŋ/

chữ viết tay

a person’s style of writing done with a pen or pencil

ingenious (a)
/ɪnˈdʒin·jəs/

tài tình, mưu trí

having a lot of intelligent new ideas and good at inventing things

ambiguous (a)
/æmˈbɪɡ·ju·əs/

khó hiểu, mơ hồ, nhập nhằng

not clear and therefore capable of being understood in more than one way

advent (n)
/ˈæd·vent/

sự xuất hiện

the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.

recombine (v)
/ ri.kəmˈbɑɪn/

tái tổ hợp, kết hợp lại

to combine (things) again