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单词 sibylline
释义 sib·yl·line
adjective
also syb·il·line \ˈsibəˌlīn, -ˌlēn, -_lə̇n\
Etymology: Latin sibyllinus, from Sibylla sibyl + -inus -ine
1. often capitalized
 a. : of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl : prophetic
  < the novelist … growing a little sibylline in her success — Lionel Trilling >
 b. : uttered or written in or as if in prophecy
  < a kind of Sibylline book in which ready and infallible answers will be found to problems — Times Literary Supplement >
2.
 a. : mysterious, cryptic, occult
  < thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements — John Gunther >
 b. : ambiguous, equivocal
  < utterances remained sibylline — A.R.E.Pinchot >
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