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sphinx

/sfɪŋks

noun

1 (Sphinx) Greek Mythology A winged monster of Thebes, having a woman’s head and a lion’s body. It propounded a riddle about the three ages of man, killing those who failed to solve it, until Oedipus was successful, whereupon the Sphinx committed suicide.

1.1An ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion’s body and a human or animal head, especially the huge statue near the Pyramids at Giza.They were going to see the sphinx and come back with souvenirs....

The building with the sphinx and obelisks in the center housed Akoun's Beautiful Orient with its bazaar offering wares from the Middle East.
When the sphinx was crumbling they finally repaired it in plaster, which needs replacing every five years, in order to maintain the point of decay, and clarify the difference.

1.2An enigmatic or inscrutable person: it drove him mad when she turned herself into a sphinx as a ruse to avoid facing the truth...

The shy, introverted Gandhi, once described as a sphinx and an enigma, has come a long way in the past six years.

2 North American term for hawkmoth.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek Sphinx, apparently from sphingein 'draw tight'.

单词	sphinx
释义	sphinx /sfɪŋks / noun 1 (Sphinx) Greek Mythology A winged monster of Thebes, having a woman’s head and a lion’s body. It propounded a riddle about the three ages of man, killing those who failed to solve it, until Oedipus was successful, whereupon the Sphinx committed suicide. 1.1An ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion’s body and a human or animal head, especially the huge statue near the Pyramids at Giza.They were going to see the sphinx and come back with souvenirs.... The building with the sphinx and obelisks in the center housed Akoun's Beautiful Orient with its bazaar offering wares from the Middle East. When the sphinx was crumbling they finally repaired it in plaster, which needs replacing every five years, in order to maintain the point of decay, and clarify the difference. 1.2An enigmatic or inscrutable person: it drove him mad when she turned herself into a sphinx as a ruse to avoid facing the truth... The shy, introverted Gandhi, once described as a sphinx and an enigma, has come a long way in the past six years. 2 North American term for hawkmoth. Origin Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek Sphinx, apparently from sphingein 'draw tight'. Rhymes jinks, jinx, lynx, methinks, minx
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