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

• "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。
• Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
  罗3：2凡事大有好处.一是神的圣言交托他们。
• 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。
• Puzzlingly for the pragmatic spacemen, their trip to the moon seemed to have elevated them to the status of oracles, and people pressed them for their thoughts on everything from religion to the future of the human species and the chances for world peace.
  对于务实的宇航员感到迷惑的是，他们的登月旅程似乎把他们提升到了圣人的地位，并且人们迫切想知道他们的任何想法，从宗教到人类的未来和世界和平的机会。
• Rom.3:2 Much in every way. First, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
  罗三2各方面都很多。第一，是神的谕言信托了他们。
• 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。
• Like all of us, I have watched in recent days as economists and Oracles wail a chorus of lament on every screen, in every newspaper.
  和所有人一样，最近我无论把电视调到哪个频道，翻开哪份报纸，都会看到经济学家和权威们齐声哀叹。
• For tens of thousands of years human beings relied on oracles, prophets, medicine men, and resignation to try to manage unknown risks.
  几千年来，人们依赖神谕、先知、药师和顺从去试著处理未知的危机。
• 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。
• Do all oracles tell the truth?
  是否所有的神谕都揭示真理？