sphinxes

n.

[埃]狮身人面[鹰头，羊头]巨象( sphinx的名词复数 )；

英英释义

sphinx[ sfiŋks ]

• n.
  • an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
  • (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
  • 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

词组短语

the great sphinx（古埃及）狮身人面像

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are nearby.
   雄伟的金字塔和狮身人面像就在附近。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. I've always found her rather sphinx-like.
   我总觉得她像个谜一样，难以捉摸。
5. 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。
6. 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!

权威例句

The Sphinxes Avenue Excavations to the East Bank of Luxor
The Sphinxes Avenue Excavations to the East Bank of Luxor
Sphinxes and Harpies in Medieval Islamic Art: An Iconographical Study
Ivory sphinxes of North Syrian tradition: the Flame and Frond School
Tilting at the sphinxes: Locating urban informality in Egyptian cities
SANDSTONE SPHINXES OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT FROM DEIR EL-BAHARI: PRELIMINARY REMARKS
Alteration parameters affecting the Luxor Avenue of the Sphinxes-Egypt
Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Space: The Case of the Avenue of the Sphinxes
Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Space: The Case of the Avenue of the Sphinxes
An EIS study of the conservation treatment of the bronze sphinxes at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid)