| 单词 | oracular |
| 释义 | oracular (once / 5166 pages) adj Something that's oracular is giving off an oracle-like vibe: mysterious, enigmatic, prophetic and probably a little weird. Oracular in the simplest terms is an adjective that means "resembling an oracle." Ancient oracles were thought to be mystic people that had some direct connection with the gods, like ancient Greece's famous Oracle at Delphi. There the oracle would sit over an open fissure in the rocks, inhaling strange fumes and speaking in oracular gibberish that had to be "interpreted" by a priest. Sounds like you might have better luck with a palm reader. WORD FAMILYoracular: oracularly+/oracle: oracles, oracular USAGE EXAMPLESOn the other, it had become something oracular. New York Times(Oct 10, 2016) But a gay, black, male pop star is treated like an oracle, despite nothing in his discography bespeaking the oracular. New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) Maureen is cracked and contradictory, an oracular, foul-mouthed figure, the embodiment of Ireland at its most destructive. Economist(Aug 11, 2016) 1adj of or relating to an oracle able by oracular means to expose a witch 2adj resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought the oracular sayings of Victorian poets Syn enigmatic ambiguous having more than one possible meaning 3adj obscurely prophetic an oracular message Syn Delphic prophetic, prophetical foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention |
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