/?s?b.?l/any of several women in theancientworldwho werethoughtto beabletoseeinto thefuture(古代的)女预言家,女巫SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPeople who make predictions
sibylThe last section is concerned with sibyls in general and, in particular, with three images in which they are shown with writing implements.From theCambridge English CorpusWhat is striking about this painting is the contrast between the youthful and beautifulsibylset against a middle ground of ageing and ruinous buildings.From theCambridge English CorpusSome archaeologists have proposed an alternative cave site as the home of thesibyl.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had four children with her and a little girl, victoriasibylfrom his previous marriage.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Evidently she was originally a maid at the manteion and the death of asibylnecessitated that she take vows.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His sister is asibyl.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sibyl##