单词：sphinxes
n. [埃]狮身人面[鹰头, 羊头]巨象( sphinx的复数形式 )
n. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
n. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
n. 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
n. (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
n. 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
sphinx的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
- 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。
- 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。
- I've always found her rather sphinx-like.我总觉得她像个谜一样，难以捉摸。
- 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。
- 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. VaughanMr Dodson has..been a political sphinx.
出自：Bath Herald