Oracle



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 代神发布神谕的人
• ［英］ n. 代神发布神谕的人 ( any person or agency believed to be incommunication with a deity)
• ［记］ ora ( 嘴) +acle -> 作为 ( 神的) 嘴巴;
• ［同］ 参考: oral ( 口头的)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oraculum, from orare to speak — more at oration
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
  • b. a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose through such a person
  • c. an answer or decision given by an oracle
• 2.
  • a. a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
  • b. an authoritative or wise expression or answer

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