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.
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The word " consultant " was adopted from latin and at first meant the people who went to consult the mystical greek oracle ; so consultants have evidently always been completely reliable .
The oracle at delphi had two maxims posted above the entrance to her chamber , for the edification of those who sought her prophecy : " know thyself " and " nothing in excess " .
It has actually proved an unreliable oracle of late : in 1999 and 2005 the state 's voters elected governors from the institutional revolutionary party ( pri ) , whereas the country plumped for presidents from the national action party ( pan ) in 2000 and 2006 .