English Dictionary

sphinx

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsfɪŋks/

動詞

To decorate with sphinxes. / To adopt the posture of the Sphinx. / To be inscrutable, often through silence. / To behave in a manner characteristic of the Sphinx.

日本語の意味

スフィンクス像を用いて装飾すること / スフィンクスのような姿勢を取ること / （しばしば沈黙を伴いながら）謎めいた態度であること / スフィンクスに特徴的な振る舞いをすること

They decided to sphinx the mansion's colonnade with marble guardians inspired by pharaonic motifs.

彼らは邸宅の列柱を古代エジプトのスフィンクス像で飾ることに決めた。

意味（1）

To decorate with sphinxes.

a marble sphinxed chimney-piece

意味（2）

To adopt the posture of the Sphinx.

A hot lion with a very bloated stomach ... will adopt either a sphinxed or a squatting posture which takes some of the weight off its belly.

意味（3）

To be inscrutable, often through silence.

The sphinxèd riddle of the Universe, Nature's unsolved enigma, who may prove?

意味（4）

To behave in a manner characteristic of the Sphinx.

Perhaps Nature is sphinxing us on purpose. Whatever her objects may be, perhaps she gets her work done better when she appeals to our gambling instincts. If you knew for certain exactly how your marriage was going to turn out[…]

sphinxes （ present singular third-person ）

sphinxing （ participle present ）

sphinxed （ participle past ）

sphinxed （ past ）