totem
totem
英[ˈtəʊtəm]美[ˈtoʊtəm]
n.图腾，图腾形象，崇拜物；
复数：totems;
形容词：totemic;
例句
totem culture图腾文化
The North American Indians used to make totem poles.北美印第安人过去常建造图腾柱.
Totem is one of the very antiquated primitive religion forms.图腾是一种古老的原始**形式.
I didn't want to be low man on the totem pole for ever.我不想永远当小人物。
It had totem poles, masks, beadwork , basket and prints.里面有图腾柱 、 面具 、 镶缀珠 、 篮筐以及版画.
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
图腾
In some societies, a family's totem is the particular animal, plant, or natural object which they regard as a special symbol and which they believe has spiritual significance.
N-COUNT
标志物;象征物
Something that is a totem of another thing is a symbol of it.
例句
This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。英汉词典释义
n.
图腾;图腾形象
totem culture图腾文化n.
图腾制度
n.
图腾的研究者
adj.
图腾制度的
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a clan identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
2. emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
