"sphinxes" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈsfɪŋks

SFINK-siz

UK

sfˈɪŋksɪz

sfINK-siz

释义

The plural of 'sphinx'; large statues or mythical creatures with the body of a lion and a human head, often found in ancient Egyptian and Greek stories and monuments.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsfɪŋks

英式英语

sfˈɪŋksɪz

简化发音

美式

SFINK-siz

英式

sfINK-siz

语境中听

Many ancient sphinxes stand beside Egyptian temples.

Greek stories describe sphinxes as riddlers.

The museum has models of two famous sphinxes.

Tourists love taking photos with the sphinxes outside the pyramids.