rebus
/ˈriːbəs/noun
(pl. rebuses)
1- 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）。
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- 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。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French rébus, from Latin rebus, ablative plural of res 'thing'.