sibyl

n.西比尔，西比拉(传说中能占卜未来的女子); 女预言家

牛津词典

noun

西比尔，西比拉（传说中能占卜未来的女子）in ancient times, a woman who was thought to be able to communicate messages from a god

女预言家a woman who can predict the future

双语例句

At the beginning of the war the king asked the Sibyl which side she thought would win. 战争开始时，国王向女预言家询问哪一方将赢。

The Sibyl gave no aid to restoring them again, and the oracle was irreparably lost. 西比尔不会把它们恢复原状，神谕便无可弥补地丢失了。

Sibyl: They want to make him join one of the local sports clubs and get some regular exercise. 西柏：他们希望弟弟参加本地一个运动俱乐部，定期做些运动。

Sibyl: And we still haven't been given any explanation for the delay. 西柏：而我们仍然没有听到他们解释延迟的原因。

The sibyl(" witch "is such an uncouth label) responded with a supply constriction designed to drive up the price. 女预言家（女巫听上去让人不太舒服）用限制供应的方法来应对，意在推升价格。

Sibyl, you are mad about him. 茜比尔，你在神魂颠倒地迷恋他。

Sibyl: There really ought to be compensation in cases like this. 西柏：像这类事情实在应该要有赔偿。

"Marrying Sibyl vane!" cried Lord henry, standing up and looking at him in perplexed amazement. “跟茜比尔范结婚！”享利勋爵大声叫道，一边站起身来，又迷惘又惊奇地瞧着他。

Another possibility is that the sibyl was dealing with the so-called durable monopoly problem. 还有一种可能性是，女预言家正在解决一个所谓的持久垄断的问题。

Sibyl vane tossed her head and laughed. 茜比尔？范把头往后一仰，大笑起来。

Through the crowd of ungainly, shabbily dressed actors, Sibyl vane moved like a creature from a finer world. 茜比尔？范在一群其貌不扬，衣着寒酸的演员之间跳着，象一个从哪个美好的世界来的生灵。

Dorian accomplishes his self-identification through the picture, while Sibyl, as the floating signifier, plays the role of mirror image. 道林则通过画像实现其虚化的自我认同，同时西比尔作为浮动的能指，也起着镜像的作用。

Chapter Two focuses on the respective influence of the picture and of Sibyl, who is the first love of the young man, on Dorian. 第二章分析了画像和西比尔对道林的影响。

英英释义

noun

(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

a woman who tells fortunes