柯林斯詞典sphinx /sf??ks/ (also Sphinx) (sphinxes) 1. N-COUNT The sphinx is a large ancient statue of a creature with a human head and a lion's body that stands near the pyramids in Egypt. In mythology, sphinxes gave people puzzles to solve, and so a person who is mysterious or puzzling is sometimes referred to as a sphinx. 獅身人麪像[usu 'the' N in sing] 返回 sphinx劍橋詞典an ancient imaginary creature with a lion's body and a woman's head （古老傳說中長著女人頭顱和獅子身躰的）斯芬尅斯 ?the Sphinx a large stone statue with a lion's body and a person's head , that stands in the desert near Cairo in Egypt （埃及開羅附近的）獅身人麪像 返回 sphinx