sibylline

英[?s?b?la?n]
美[?s?b??la?n, -?lin]

基本釋義

adj.
女預(yù)言家的; 來自女預(yù)言家的; 神諭的; 預(yù)言的

英英釋義

Adjective

  • 1. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy;

    "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"

    "mantic powers"

    "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"

  • 2. having a secret or hidden meaning;

    "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"

    "cryptic writings"

    "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther

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