sphinx
n. (古埃及)狮身人面像;难于理解的人;天蛾
复数 sphinxes或sphinges
例句
We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
我们出发去看金字塔和狮身人面像。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
All comers to the Sphinx were asked a riddle, and failure to solve it meant death.
所有来到斯芬克斯面前的人都被问了一个谜语,解答不了就意味着死亡。
I heard the Sphinx, but I did not understand.
我听到了斯芬·克斯的话,但是我不懂得。