oracular
Significado: Resembling an oracle in authority or obscurity; making pronouncements as if divinely inspired, often in an ambiguous or enigmatic manner.
Oracular has two related but distinct nuances. It can mean 'authoritatively prophetic' — delivering pronouncements with absolute confidence — or 'cryptically ambiguous,' echoing the famously ambiguous utterances of the Delphic Oracle. 'An oracular pronouncement,' 'oracular wisdom,' and 'in oracular tones' are standard collocations. The word is often used with gentle irony to describe someone who speaks with excessive gravity or deliberate vagueness.
Ejemplos
- The chairman delivered his oracular pronouncement and refused to take questions from the floor. 主席发表了他神谕般的宣告,拒绝接受会场的提问。El presidente pronunció su dictamen oracular y se negó a aceptar preguntas del público.議長は神託的な宣告を述べ、会場からの質問を拒否した。의장은 신탁과도 같은 선언을 내린 뒤 회장으로부터의 질문을 일절 받지 않았다.
- Her oracular remark that 'all would become clear in time' did little to reassure the anxious investors. 她那句'一切终将明了'的神谕般的言辞,对焦虑的投资者几乎没有安慰作用。Su oracular comentario de que 'todo quedaría claro a su debido tiempo' hizo poco por tranquilizar a los nerviosos inversores.「時が来ればすべて明らかになる」という彼女の神託めいた発言は、不安な投資家たちをほとんど安心させなかった。때가 되면 모든 것이 밝혀질 것이다'라는 그녀의 신탁 같은 발언은 불안한 투자자들을 거의 안심시키지 못했다.
- The critic's oracular judgements on contemporary fiction were treated with near-reverence by his followers. 那位评论家对当代小说的神谕般的评判,被其追随者视若圣训。Los juicios oraculares del crítico sobre la narrativa contemporánea eran tratados con casi reverencia por sus seguidores.その批評家の現代小説に対する神託的な評価は、信奉者たちからほぼ畏敬の念をもって受け止められていた。그 비평가의 현대 소설에 대한 신탁적 평가는 추종자들로부터 거의 경외에 가까운 태도로 받아들여졌다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, academic, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin oracularis, from oraculum (oracle, divine announcement), from orare (to speak, pray). The Delphic Oracle in ancient Greece was notorious for delivering prophecies that were deliberately ambiguous.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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