English Dictionary

Sphinx

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsfɪŋks/

固有名詞

通常 定冠詞付き ギリシャ語

(usually with "the") An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.

日本語の意味

古代エジプトの大ピラミッド付近にある、大型の石像。人の顔とライオンの体を持っている。

We stood in the desert and stared in awe at the Sphinx as the sun rose behind it.

私たちは砂漠に立ち、太陽が背後から昇る中、スフィンクス像を畏敬の念を抱いて見つめた。

意味（1）

(usually with "the") An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.

意味（2）

(Greek mythology) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who commited suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

Sphinges （ plural ）