totem是什么意思？

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宗教形式.
• 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

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)