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。