sibylline
英[ˈsɪbɪlaɪn]
美[ˈsɪbəˌlaɪn, -ˌlin]
基本释义
- adj.
- 女预言家的; 来自女预言家的; 神谕的; 预言的
英英释义
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