| 单词 | tlachtli-field |
| 释义 | > as lemmastlachtli-field The ceremonial ball-game of the Aztecs; = pok-ta-pok n. Also attributive, as tlachtli-court, tlachtli-field. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > ball game > [noun] tlachtli1875 pok-ta-pok1932 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > other specific games > [noun] > ceremonial or sacred ball game tlachtli1875 pok-ta-pok1932 1875 H. H. Bancroft Native Races Pacific States II. viii. 297 The national game of the Nahuas was the tlachtli, which strongly resembled in many points our game of football. 1914 T. A. Joyce Mexican Archaeol. vi. 165 But the national game, tlaxtli, was closely connected with the worship of the gods, and the tlaxtli-courts..were generally associated with temples. 1959 Times 27 Apr. (Rubber Industry Suppl.) p. v/1 The sacramental Tlachtli played by Aztecs in the temple courts of Mexico. 1963 C. Gallenkamp Maya ii. 32 Every city had a ball court consisting of a playing-field enclosed by viewing platforms where spectators could watch a game called tlaxtli or pok-ta-pok. 1968 H. Helfritz Mexican Cities of Gods xv. 157 The playing area, or tlachtli-field,..is 199 ft. wide. < as lemmas |
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