神祕預言:oracle的常見用法講解
-So, is this the same oracle that made... the prophecy?
-Yes. She's very old. She's been with us since the beginning.
——The Matrix
-所以,這是那個做出語言的先知嗎?
-是的。她的年紀很大了。她從一開始就與我們同在。
——《黑客帝國》
一、你知道oracle有幾種含義嗎?
n.
1.神諭處,神示所 [C] a place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information about the future
This advice must have come from the oracle; It is difficult to understand.
這個忠告一定是來自神諭處,因爲它難以理解。
2.神使,傳神諭者 [C] the priest or priestess through whom the gods were thought to give their message
The people were much puzzled by this answer of the oracle
大家對神使的回答感到非常惶惑。
3.神諭,預言 [C] the advice or information that the gods gave, which often had a hidden meaning
In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her
在困難的時候,她祈禱神諭來指引她。
4.聖人,聖賢,哲人 [C] a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
I am not an oracle; I don't have a solution to everything.
我不是聖人,不能解決所有的問題。
二、接下來,做個小測試吧
Socrates tells us that when he was told this he expressed disbelief in the _____.
蘇格拉底告訴我們,當他聽到這個消息時,他表示不相信神諭。