Sphinx

[sfks] 美式发音

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon.

(noun.) an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.

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• They are the three riddles of the sphinx of fate, to which the human commonweal must find an answer or perish. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• You are nothing better than a sphinx! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• And a married sphinx isn't a--isn't a nice confidential husband,' said Bella, in a tone of injury. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• When her hair was brushed she would instantly sink into stillness and look like the Sphinx. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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