来自拉丁语oraculum,神的指示，神谕，来自orare,祈祷，祷告，词源同orator.-culum,工具格后缀。词义甲骨文缩写自oracle bone script.
英文词源
oracle
oracle: see orator
oracle (n.)
late 14c., "a message from a god, expressed by divine inspiration," from Old French oracle "temple, house of prayer; oracle" (12c.) and directly from Latin oraculum "divine announcement, oracle; place where oracles are given," from orare "pray, plead" (see orator), with material instrumental suffix -culo-. In antiquity, "the agency or medium of a god," also "the place where such divine utterances were given." This sense is attested in English from c. 1400.
双语例句
1. They consulted the oracle at Delphi.
他们在德尔斐神示所向神请示。
来自《权威词典》
2. In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her.
在困难的时候, 她祈祷神谕来指引她.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Soft ware platform is UNIX operation system and ORACLE data base.
软件平台采用UNIX操作系统和ORACLE数据库.
来自互联网
4. Bitmap indexes are integrated with the Oracle optimizer and execution engine.
位图索引是集成在Oracle的优化器和运行执行引擎中的.
来自互联网
5. Oracle and Microsoft were both born in difficult economic times.