The Catholic Church considered the three volumes of Steganographia to be so dangerous that it put them on its list of prohibited works.

天主教会视这部三卷本的隐字术为洪水猛兽，并列入禁书。

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Modern-day analysis of the Steganographia shows that the tricky mathematics and magic were a ruse to keep this useful technique out of the hands of those that would abuse it.

现代科学研究《隐写术》一书发现，精妙的数学运算和魔法不过是为了防止该技术落入心术不正之徒手中所耍的花招。

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