Sphinx
[sfɪŋks]
- n. 斯芬克斯(带翼的狮身女怪,传说常叫过路行人猜谜,猜不出者即遭噬食);狮身人面像;谜一样的人
英英释意
- 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
双语例句
- 1. We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
- 我们出发去看金字塔和狮身人面像。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
- 雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I. Comparisons to a Living Creature ( i . e . , the Sphinx riddle )
- 1.比作某种生物 ( 如斯芬克司谜 )
来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
- 4. It suited him to play the sphinx.
- 让他演神秘莫测的人很合适。
来自辞典例句
- 5. 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.
来自辞典例句