English Dictionary

sphinx

/ˈsfɪŋks/

verb

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.

She decided to sphinx her garden with beautiful statues.

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,

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[…]