oracle
发音
英 [ˈɒrəkl]
美 [ˈɔːrəkl]
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- n.
- 神示所
- 神谕
- 圣贤
- 哲人
单词词源
oracle 神谕，传达神谕的女祭司，甲骨文
来自拉丁语oraculum,神的指示，神谕，来自orare,祈祷，祷告，词源同orator.-culum,工具格后缀。词义甲骨文缩写自oracle bone script.
双语例句
- 1. It 's like interpreting an oracle 's pronouncements .
- 这有点像要参透一个神谕一样。
- 2. Ancient delphi was the site of apollo 's oracle , believed to be inspired by the god to utter truths .
- 古时候的特尔斐是太阳神阿波罗给出神谕的地方，人们相信这些预言授意于神。
- 3. He went on to the war despite of the prediction of his death at this very battle by the oracle of delphi .
- 尽管古都神谕预言他将死于在这次战斗，他仍义无反顾投入到这场战争中去。
- 4. So much for a blind obedience to a blundering oracle , throwing the stones over their heads behind them , and not seeing where they fell .
- 将石头扔过头顶抛向身后，而不去管它落向何处，人类就是如此盲从着一条错误的神谕。
- 5. Although his former bosses from the clinton treasury are going back to washington next month , he says the role of outside oracle suits him best .
- 虽然他在克林顿政府财政部的旧上司们下个月就将回到华盛顿就职，但鲁比尼表示，发布“神谕”的局外人角色最适合自己。