单词 | totem |
释义 | totem['təutəm]n. 图腾, 标志物, 崇拜物 totem to.tem AHD: [t½“t…m] D.J. [6t*&t*m]K.K. [6tot*m]n.(名词)1. An animal, a plant, or a natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.图腾:一种动物、植物或自然物体,在某一部落或传统民族中作为一氏族或家庭的象征,有时被尊为其创建者、祖先或守护者2. A representation of such an object.图腾形象:这样一种物体的图像3. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object.有共同图腾的民族:与这样一种物体共同紧密联系在一起的社会群体4. A venerated emblem or symbol:象征物:受到崇拜的一种象征或符号:“grew up with the totems and taboos typical of an Irish Catholic kid in Boston”(&b{Connie Paige})“在波士顿随着图腾与禁忌而长大的爱尔兰天主教家庭的孩子”(康妮·佩奇)语源:Ojibwa nindoodem [my totem] 奥吉布瓦语 nindoodem [我的标志] 继承用法:totem“ic AHD: [-tµm“¹k] (形容词) |
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