sphinxes是什么意思

2023-12-11 17:41:16

sphinxes

美[sfɪŋks] 英[sfɪŋks]

n. 狮身人面像；谜一样的人

名词复数：sphinxes

Noun

an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a womans head and breast on a lions body; daughter of Typhon
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

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The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
She was the picture of a serene and exquisite but impenetrable sphinx.她看上去就象一尊非常安详精致、但又高深莫测的狮身人面像。
The Great Sphinx faces east and houses a small temple between its paws.大狮身人面像面朝东方，爪子之间建有一座小的寺庙。
Ive always found her rather sphinx-like.我总觉得她像个谜一样，难以捉摸。
Its as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.这个问题和司芬克思谜一样令人费解。
As the puzzle, like the Sphinx, it is difficult to answer!这谜题却如同斯芬克斯的问题,想找答案难上加难!