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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