sphinx

[sfɪŋks] [sfɪŋks]
  • 复数:sphinxes;
  • 相关单词 sphinxes
    例句
    英语六级真题
    • It's possible Merian used a magnifying glass to capture the detail of the split tongues of sphinx moths depicted in the painting.
      2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      斯芬克斯,狮身人面像(古埃及人建造于金字塔旁的巨大雕像,神话中传说它会出谜语来为难人);神秘的人;令人困惑不解的人
      The Sphinx is a large ancient statue of a creature with a human head and a lion's body that stands near the pyramids in Egypt. In mythology, sphinxes gave people puzzles to solve, and so a person who is mysterious or puzzling is sometimes referred to as a sphinx .
      例句
      It suited him to play the sphinx. 让他演神秘莫测的人很合适。
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
      2. one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians