oracles

英 [ˈɒrəklz]

美 [ˈɔrəkəlz]

n.  (古希腊的)神示所; (传达神谕的)牧师，女祭司; (古希腊常有隐含意义的)神谕，神示; 能提供宝贵信息的人(或书); 权威; 智囊
oracle的复数

柯林斯词典

• （古希腊的）传神谕者，神使，宣示神谕的祭司
  In ancient Greece, anoraclewas a priest or priestess who made statements about future events or about the truth.

双语例句

• There was a momentary silence, profound as what should follow the utterance of oracles.
  那一刹那的静穆，如同宣告了神谕之后一般深沉。
• From oracles to clerical script to cursive writing, same character in its historic evolution changed its shape in various ways, but its rudimental meaning stay relatively unchanged.
  从甲骨文到竹简隶书到怀素的狂草，相同的字在历史演变中形式发生了那么多变化，而其本质承载的含义相比之下几乎是不变的。
• In verse the oracles divine were heard.
  神的旨谕在诗句中频显现。
• This date was firmly confirmed in the1920's by the oracles found in the Shang Dynasty remains.
  这是由20世纪20年代殷墟考古发现的甲骨文确认的。
• In reality, though the oracles of wisdom are precious, they are rarely used.
  而现实中，尽管富有智慧的贤哲弥足珍贵，但是却很少被人们所有。
• The ancient oracles were often vague and equivocal.
  古代的神谕常是意义模糊和模棱两可的。
• Every three months, companies, investors and analysts eagerly await the word from the corporate version of the ancient oracles: the chief executive.
  每三个月，公司、投资者和分析师都会急切地等待古代圣贤在公司中的化身&首席执行官来发布消息。
• Do all oracles tell the truth?
  是否所有的神谕都揭示真理？
• However, she found that the heavily used book was made up of 37 oracles, which rarely mentioned Jesus.
  然而，她发现这本年代久远的书由37个预言组成，而其中很少提到耶稣。
• "He is in great danger," answered the god, dodging the question with the agility of all oracles.
  “他非常危险。”神仙以巧妙的语气回避这个问题。