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oracular

/aw-rak-yuh-ler, oh-rak-/US // ɔˈræk yə lər, oʊˈræk- //UK // (ɒˈrækjʊlə) //

白话,白话文,壮观的,口才

Related Words

ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的apocalyptic世界末日,末世,末世性,末世性的arcane玄学,玄妙,玄妙的,弧形auspicious吉祥如意,吉祥,吉祥的,祥瑞authoritative权威性,权威的,权威,权威性的cabalistic阴谋论,阴阳怪气,阴阳怪气的,阴谋论的clairvoyant通灵的人,通灵人,通灵的,预言家cryptic晦涩难懂,晦涩难懂的,隐晦的,隐秘的dogmatic拘谨的,教条主义,拘泥于此,拘谨foreboding畏惧,忧虑,畏惧感,畏惧心理imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的mystical神秘的,神奇的,神秘,神奇obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘ominous不祥的,不吉利的,不祥,不祥之兆peremptory强制性的,不容置疑的,强制,强制性portentous富有想象力的,富有想象力,富有活力的,富有活力positive积极的,积极,正面,正面的prescient前瞻性,前瞻性的,预见性,先知先觉

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
    • : giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
    • : uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
    • : ambiguous; obscure.
    • : portentous; ominous.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.prophetic
Synonyms
delphian德尔菲,德尔菲安,德尔菲亚ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的anticipating预计,预期,预测,期待apocalyptic世界末日,末世,末世性,末世性的arcane玄学,玄妙,玄妙的,弧形auguring扩增,扩容,扩音,蛟龙出海auspicious吉祥如意,吉祥,吉祥的,祥瑞authoritative权威性,权威的,权威,权威性的cabalistic阴谋论,阴阳怪气,阴阳怪气的,阴谋论的clairvoyant通灵的人,通灵人,通灵的,预言家cryptic晦涩难懂,晦涩难懂的,隐晦的,隐秘的discovering发现,发现问题,探索,发掘divining占卜,卜算子,占占卜,占断dogmatic拘谨的,教条主义,拘泥于此,拘谨fatidic胖子,肥大的,肥大,肥大剂foreboding畏惧,忧虑,畏惧感,畏惧心理forecasting预测,预报,预测性,预告foretelling预言,预示,预言家,预测imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横interpretive解释性的,解释型,解释性,解释性mantic巨大的,浪漫主义,巨人,浪漫主义的mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的mystical神秘的,神奇的,神秘,神奇obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘ominous不祥的,不吉利的,不祥,不祥之兆peremptory强制性的,不容置疑的,强制,强制性portending预示着,预示,预示着什么portentous富有想象力的,富有想象力,富有活力的,富有活力positive积极的,积极,正面,正面的predicting预测,预测结果,预测的,预估presaging预见性,预示着,预见性的,预测性prescient前瞻性,前瞻性的,预见性,先知先觉proclaiming宣称,宣布,宣扬,宣告sage圣人,贤人,贤士,贤者secret秘密,秘密的,隐秘,秘书sibylline西比利亚人,西比利亚,西比林,西比利亚语significant显著的,显著,重要的,有意义的soothsaying吐露心声,吐槽,吐真言,吐槽大会vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清vatic梵蒂冈,梵高,梵语,梵蒂岡venerable可敬的,尊贵的,可敬,可敬的人wise明智的,智慧的,智慧,聪明的

Examples

  • They make the Court an oracular interpreter of the 225-year-old Constitution that serves as the most basic American law.

  • There was something oracular about that voice, something that sounded as old as time itself.

  • His comments are aphoristic or oracular, but often infused with wit.

  • Greenspan cultivated an oracular air, his utterances vague and technocratic yet hinting at shamanistic powers.

  • After this manifestation of spiritual presence, the priest within is prepared to give oracular responses.

  • Unreasonably to the others, Michael did not object very much to Wilmot's oracular addresses on the delights of youth.

  • "I would na be surprised," he observed with oracular amiability.

  • I suppose I remembered it for its oracular sound, and because I was not intended to listen.

  • "Nothing offends a woman so much as to be afraid of offending her," was her oracular reply, as she flitted over the sill.

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