oracle

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n. 神谕, 神谕处, 预言

发音

US /ˈɔɹəkəl/

词形变化

oracles 复数 oracles oracled oracles 三单 oracling oracling 现在分词 oracled 过去式 oracled 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

神谕；预言；神谕处；圣人

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

  2. 2.

    A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

    甲骨文

  3. 3.

    A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.

  4. 4.

    Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.

    古体 比喻
  5. 5.

    A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

    a literary oracle

  6. 6.

    A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

  7. 7.

    A fortune-teller.

  8. 8.

    One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.

  9. 9.

    The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

    历史
  10. 10.

    A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.

    计算机 工程 数学
  11. 11.

    A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.

    商务 金融
v.
  1. 1.

    To utter oracles or prophecies.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

prophet seer prophesier vaticinator

上位词 4

shrine prophecy divination diviner

下位词 4

augur auspex prophetess sibyl

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.

来源：wiktionary