noun🔗ShareスフィンクスA creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion)."The museum displayed two ancient sphinxes guarding the entrance to the pharaoh's tomb. "博物館は、ファラオの墓の入り口を守る2体の古代スフィンクスを展示した。mythologyanimalarchitecturefigurebeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share謎めいた人、スフィンクスA person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic person."The twins were sphinxes; no one could ever guess what they were planning next. "双子は謎めいた人たちで、誰も彼らが次に何を計画しているのか推測できなかった。characterpersonmythologyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareマンドリルA mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, formerly classified a baboon, and called sphinx baboon."The zookeeper explained that the enclosure housed a family of sphinxes, easily recognized by their brightly colored faces. "動物園の飼育係は、その鮮やかな顔で容易に認識できるマンドリルの家族がその囲いの中にいると説明した。animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareスズメガA sphinx moth."The garden was filled with beautiful sphinx moths, fluttering around the flowers. "庭は美しいスズメガでいっぱいになり、花々の周りをひらひらと舞っていました。animalinsectnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share括約筋A sphincter."The doctor examined the patient's sphinxes to check for any abnormalities. "医師は異常がないか確認するために、患者の括約筋を検査しました。anatomymedicinebodyorganphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareスフィンクスで飾るTo decorate with sphinxes"a marble sphinxed chimney-piece"大理石のスフィンクスで飾られた暖炉棚。mythologyartarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareスフィンクスの姿勢をとる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."お腹がとても膨れた暑いライオンは…スフィンクスの姿勢か、お腹の重さを軽減するしゃがみ姿勢をとるでしょう。mythologyappearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share謎めいた態度をとる, 黙秘するTo be inscrutable, often through silence"The teacher sphexed about her decision to change the grading system, leaving the students completely unsure of her reasoning. "教師は採点システムを変更するという決定について黙秘し、生徒たちは彼女の理由を全く理解できないままだった。charactermindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share謎をかけるTo make one guess at the unknowable"(1933) 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 ..."(1933) おそらく自然は意図的に私たちに謎をかけているのだろう。彼女の目的が何であれ、私たちのギャンブル本能に訴えかけるとき、彼女はより良く仕事をするのかもしれない。もしあなたの結婚がどうなるか正確にわかっていたら...mythologyliteraturephilosophymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share困惑させる, 混乱させるTo befuddle"The confusing instructions for the new software sphinxes even the experienced programmers. "新しいソフトウェアのわかりにくい説明は、経験豊富なプログラマーでさえ困惑させます。mythologyliteraturecharacterstorymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share女性が男性を乗っ取り、支配し、またはむさぼり食うこと、特にこれが起こるという偏執的な恐怖からFor the feminine to co-opt, dominate, or devour the masculine, especially from a paranoid fear of this happening"Sentence: "Driven by past betrayals, Sarah often sphinxes her male colleagues, micromanaging their projects and second-guessing their decisions to prevent them from undermining her authority." "過去の裏切りに駆り立てられ、サラはしばしば男性同僚を乗っ取り、彼らのプロジェクトを細かく管理し、彼らが彼女の権威を損なうのを防ぐために彼らの決定を疑う。mythologyphilosophymindcharacterliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading