sphinx

英 [sfɪŋks] 美 [sfɪŋks]

• n. 狮身人面像；谜一样的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

2. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

3. 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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
   雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. I've always found her rather sphinx-like.
   我总觉得她像个谜一样，难以捉摸。
5. It's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.
   这个问题和司芬克思谜一样令人费解。
6. 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!

经典引文

• History fairly questioned is no Sphinx.

  出自： R. A. Vaughan

• Mr Dodson has..been a political sphinx.

  出自：Bath Herald