oracle
/ˈɒrəkl/noun
1
- 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。
1.1
- a place at which such advice or prophecy was sought神示所, 神谕处。
1.2
- 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。
2
- 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）。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare 'speak'.