a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity 传神谕者,神使 ■a place at which such advice or prophecy was sought 神示所,神谕处 ■a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something 圣贤,圣人 he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office's oracle on Africa. 作为殖民事务部的非洲事务万事通,他一个人说了算。
a response or message given by an oracle, especially one that is ambiguous or obscure 神谕,睿智的回答(尤指模棱两可或隐晦的话)
语源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare 'speak'