Sphinx
[ sfiŋks ]
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n. [埃]狮身人面[鹰头，羊头]巨象;
📝 例句
a sphinx riddle
怪谜;[喻]难题
A wise tabby, a blinking sphinx, watched from her warm sill.
一只明察秋毫的母花猫，伊然是座眨巴着眼睛的斯芬克斯，呆在暖洋洋的窗台上朝这边望着。
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。
🌱 联想助记
sphinx→Sphinx 斯芬克司，希腊神话人物， 带翅膀的狮身女怪，传说常叫过路的行人猜 谜语，猜不出者即被杀死
📖 牛津释义
sphinx
n
1 (esp 尤作 the Sphinx) stone statue in Egypt with a lion's body and a man's or an animal's head 斯芬克斯（埃及的狮身人面或狮身兽面石像）.
2 person who keeps his thoughts and feelings secret; enigmatic person 内心世界不外露的人; 谜一样的人
I've always found her rather sphinx-like. 我总觉得她像个谜一样, 难以捉摸.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sfiŋks]n. 史芬克斯(希腊神话人物), 人面狮身像, 天蛾
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Well, it was great to see you again. Let's not wait this long next time.
可以再见到你真是太好了，希望我们下次见面不用等这么久。
The timid child would not leave his mother's side.
那个胆小的孩子不愿离开母亲。
this little 'o' indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
这个标记表示列车是为装邮件而停车。