名詞 oracle:

1. an authoritative person who divines the future
   同義詞：prophet, prophesier, seer, vaticinator
2. a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
3. a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

1. In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her
   在困難的時(shí)候，她祈禱神諭來(lái)指引她。
2. The earth is the great parent of all, the stones are her bones; these we may cast behind us; this, I think, the oracle means.
   大地是萬(wàn)物之母，石頭就是她的尸骨。我們可以往身后扔石頭，我想神諭說(shuō)的就是這個(gè)意思。
3. Cadmus had hardly left the Castalian cave, from which the oracle was delivered, when he saw a young cow slowly walking before him.
   卡德摩斯剛一走出給予他神諭的卡斯塔利亞山洞就看到前面有條小母牛在不緊不慢地走著。

or.a.cle

n.（名詞）

A shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity, as that of Apollo at Delphi.
神龕：表示崇敬并以求指引的奉給先知神靈的場(chǎng)所，如特爾斐的阿波羅殿
A person, such as a priestess, through whom a deity is held to respond when consulted.
神使：在有人向神求指引時(shí)傳達(dá)神的旨意的人，如女牧師
The response given through such a medium, often in the form of an enigmatic statement or allegory.
神諭：通過(guò)這樣的中介所傳達(dá)的神秘的啟示或言語(yǔ)

A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions.
先知：被認(rèn)為具有明智意見(jiàn)或先知見(jiàn)解的人
An authoritative or wise statement or prediction.
圣言或睿智的話：權(quán)威的或明智的話或預(yù)言
Theology A command or revelation from God.
【神學(xué)】 圣諭：神的命令或啟示
In the Old Testament, the sanctuary of the Temple.
在《舊約》中，寺廟的神殿

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin ôr3culum
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) ôr3culum
from ôr3re [to speak]
源自 ôr3re [發(fā)言]