| 词汇 | sphinx |
| 释义 | sphinx noun[ C ] (alsosphynx)uk /sfɪŋks/ us /sfɪŋks/pluralsphinx or sphinxes sphinxnoun[C] (CREATURE)in ancient stories, an imaginary creature with a lion's body and a person's or animal's head, and, in Greek stories, usually with wings: These lavishly illustrated books described all the known animals as well as mystical creatures, such as the sphinx, the griffin, and the chimera. Greek and Egyptian sphinxes both combine animal and human traits, but they are not exactly the same. Sphinxes were guardian deities in Egyptian mythology. mbtaichi/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a statue of a sphinx: The museum has everything from sphinxes and scarabs to coffins and mummified cats. Ram-headed sphinxes flanked the entrance to the High Priest's temple. He lay on his stomach like a sphynx, with his elbows and forearms flat on the ground and his head and shoulders raised. the Sphinx (alsothe Great Sphinx) a large stone statue with a lion's body and a man's head, that stands in the desert near Cairo in Egypt: We also went to Cairo and saw the Pyramids and the Sphinx. The Great Sphinx was carved out of limestone 4500 years ago. There will be an optional excursion to visit Giza's Pyramids and the Great Sphinx. in ancient Greek stories, a creature at Thebes with the body of a lion, the head and breasts of a woman, and wings. She asked people who passed by a riddle(= a difficult question) and if they could not answer correctly, she killed them: the Sphinx of Thebes Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx: what walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Mythological & legendary characters Abominable Snowman Anancy Andromeda Ares basilisk genie gnome Hades hellhound Hera Hermes Janus siren sprite Thor unicorn vamp Venus Vesta Victoria You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sculpture Mythology: Greek & Roman myth sphinxnoun[C] (PERSON)a person who is mysterious and whose face and expressions do not show what they are thinking: The actor plays him as a sphinx, with blank eyes and a smile that has no meaning. On screen she was depicted as a sphynx, an unknowable enigma with no friends or family, and no sense of humour. Synonym enigma Not showing or feeling emotions anodyne anti-sentimental belie bite bite your lipidiom frozenly glaze hard-bitten hardened icily phlegmatically poker face reserved reservedly sphinx-like unfelt unmoved unprocessed unresponsive unresponsively Related wordsphinx-like See alsoSphynx sphinx | American Dictionarysphinx noun[ C ] us/sfɪŋks/pluralsphinxes an ancient, imaginary creature with a lion’s body and a human head Examples of sphinxsphinx The great libraries and the ingenious systems that support them are the sphinxes of early twentieth century information systems—magnificent, monolithic and obsolete. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scene is flanked by two sphinxes which are separated from it by a band of lotus blossoms and palmettes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 1990s four new sphinxes were located on the roof. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the orientalising period, such tripods were frequently decorated with figural protomes, in the shape of griffins, sphinxes and other fantastic creatures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is fueled by contradictory impulses, represented by the black and white sphinxes that pull his chariot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The top of the plaque shows a pair of sphinxes flanking a lotus blossom and framed by two date palms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The images of fantastic animals, (griffins, sphinxes, winged animals, and beasts with human heads) were depicted in their works with a distinctive style. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The second rower's shield depicts a flaming altar with four sphinxes, a coiling serpent and an open eye that looks downwards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Opposite the entrance, there are a set of 21 steps, ascending a stepped pyramid shaped garden and surmounted by two sphinxes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fifth frieze shows sphinxes and griffins flanking lotus blossom and palmettes ornaments and panthers and lions attacking bulls, a boar, and a deer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Recently six life-size limestone sculptures were discovered, of which two represented sphinxes and four represented lions in a crouching position. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Flanking each column are two sphinxes (four in total) lying on his stomach and covered with claft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were originally four sphinxes on the roof, but they had to be removed after some 30 years because of bad quality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is a stylized window with prison bars between the sphinxes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other elements include sphinxes, snakes, and celestial mosaics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of sphinx These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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