"woman supposed to possess powers of prophecy, female soothsayer," c. 1200, from Old French sibile, from Latin Sibylla, from Greek Sibylla, name for any of several prophetesses consulted by ancient Greeks and Romans, of uncertain origin. Said to be from Doric Siobolla, from Attic Theoboule "divine wish."
雙語例句
1. The sibyl prophesied victory.
女預(yù)言家預(yù)言勝利.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Sibyl, you are mad about him.
茜比爾, 你在神魂顛倒地迷戀他.
來自辭典例句
3. Sibyl Vane tossed her head and laughed.
茜比爾·范把頭往后一仰,大笑起來.
來自辭典例句
4. The Sibyl gave no aid to restoring them again, and the oracle was irreparably lost.
西比爾不會把它們恢復(fù)原狀, 神諭便無可彌補地丟失了.
來自辭典例句
5. Sibyl: And we still haven't been given any explanation for the delay.