英和和英

形容詞

sphinxlike (comparative more sphinxlike, superlative most sphinxlike)

1. Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion.
   • 2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, in National Geographic Magazine‎:

     they get together in the dry riverbed. He writhes over her for a minute or two as she sits sphinxlike, dignified, head straight in the air.

2. Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance.
   • 2025 March 7, Mark Leibovich, “Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’”, in The Atlantic‎:

     “What we need to avoid at the end is a headline that says ‘Russia Won, America Lost.’” A sphinxlike response. Or perhaps a nonresponse.