sphinx
sphinx
英[sfɪŋks]美[sfɪŋks]
n.[埃]狮身人面[鹰头，羊头]巨象；
复数：sphinxes;
例句
achemon sphinx葡萄蔓天蛾
a sphinx riddle怪谜; <喻>难题
Tongue Twister J _ K _ L Just think, that sphinx has a sphincter that stinks!试想想, 那个狮身人面像的括约肌发臭了!
It's as vexing as the riddle of the Sphinx.这个问题和古埃及司芬克思的谜语一样令人费解.
Atop Athena's helmet, between winged griffins, crouched an inscrutable sphinx.在雅典娜头盔的上方 、 于带翼的狮身鹰首兽之间, 蹲伏着一头神秘难测的狮身人史芬克斯.
Were you there when the Pharaohs commissioned the Sphinx?当法老王打造人面狮身时你在那儿 吗 ?
Did the Sphinx give Oedipus a clue?斯芬尼克斯给俄狄浦斯线索了 吗 ?
I. Comparisons to a Living Creature ( i . e . , the Sphinx riddle )1.比作某种生物 ( 如斯芬克司谜 )
The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近.
It suited him to play the sphinx.让他演神秘莫测的人很合适。
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
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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
n.
<希神>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)
(古埃及)狮身人面像;狮身羊头(或鹰头)像;(埃及吉萨金字塔附近的)狮身人面巨像
The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。(s-)难于理解的人,猜不透的人
a sphinx riddle怪谜; <喻>难题<昆>天蛾
achemon sphinx葡萄蔓天蛾英英词典释义
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
