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the Rosetta StoneRoˈsetta Stone, the a large ancient stone that was found in Egypt in 1799, which had the same piece of writing on it in three different writing systems: Greek letters, Egyptian letters, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. This important discovery made it possible for people to translate hieroglyphics for the first time. The stone is now kept in the British Museum. Something that could provide the answer to a problem, especially in a particular area of science, is sometimes called a Rosetta Stone 罗塞塔石碑〔1799年在埃及发现的一块巨型石碑，碑文用希腊文、埃及文和古埃及象形文字三种不同的书写体系刻写，这一重要发现使现代人首次得以解读古埃及象形文字。此说法有时喻指可为某疑问提供答案的事物，尤用于科学领域〕 The study of genes in mice could be the Rosetta Stone for establishing the functions of human genes. 对老鼠基因的研究可能成为确定人类基因功能的关键。Roˈsetta Stone, theChineseSyllable |