transcription, транскрипция: [ sfɪŋks ]
also Sphinx
( sphinxes)
The Sphinx is a large ancient statue of a creature with a human head and a lion’s body that stands near the pyramids in Egypt. In mythology, sphinxes gave people puzzles to solve, and so a person who is mysterious or puzzling is sometimes referred to as a sphinx .
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