| 单词 | cargo-cult |
| 释义 | > as lemmascargo-cult cargo-cult n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > cargo-cult > [noun] cargo-cult1949 1949 Sydney Morning Herald 18 June 2/4 The fantastic ‘cargo cult’ among New Guinea natives has become a serious problem for Australian administrators... Natives influenced by it believe that the spirits of their ancestors will arrive shortly in ships and aeroplanes carrying cargoes of food, tobacco, axes, and other goods. 1951 R. Firth Elements Social Organization iii. 112 The extraordinary economic operations of some groups, particularly in what has been termed the Cargo cults of some of the New Guinea natives. 1966 ‘E. Lindall’ Time too Soon (1967) iii. 26 The cargo cults, in which the cultists sat waiting for ships to come sailing from America laden with all the luxuries and gee-gaws of white civilisation. < as lemmas |
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