英语词汇“totem”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINtotem

Origin:

1700-1800 Ojibwa ototeman ‘his totem’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And we were travelling again, through ravine, under totem.
And your totems have the same names as my masks, but I made those names up!
He looked at the stains on his hands, then at the murder beside the totem.
She touched this totem carefully, gaining confidence as it quivered and tautened.
The hooded serpent was their totem.
There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems.
Tribesmen select totem creatures as a bridge between the separate worlds of spirit and dreams.
When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.

WORD SETS► Anthropology

clansman, nounclanswoman, nounculturally, adverbculture, noundemography, noun-ese, suffixethnic, adjectiveethnography, nounethnology, nounfirst generation, nounintermarry, verbinterracial, adjectivekinship, nounmegalith, nounnative, adjectiveneanderthal, nounNeanderthal man, nounNeolithic, adjectivenomad, nounorientalist, nounpeace pipe, nounprimitive, adjectiveprimordial, adjectivepygmy, nounracial, adjectivesavage, adjectivesavage, nounsettlement, nounsettler, nountaboo, adjectivetotem, nountotem pole, nountribal, adjectivetribalism, nountribe, nountribesman, nountribeswoman, nountroglodyte, nounwampum, nounwar dance, nounwar paint, nounwhite, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► animal

· The wolf has always been a totem animal for the Nez Perce.· The actors impersonate the totem animal, thus identifying and promoting a resonant connection with it.

► pole

· The totem pole was created by two local carvers.· When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.· Not a climber of corporate totem poles.· Here I was, the last guy on the totem pole.

单词	totem
释义	totemto‧tem /ˈtəʊtəm $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtotem Origin: 1700-1800 Ojibwa ototeman ‘his totem’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And we were travelling again, through ravine, under totem. And your totems have the same names as my masks, but I made those names up! He looked at the stains on his hands, then at the murder beside the totem. She touched this totem carefully, gaining confidence as it quivered and tautened. The hooded serpent was their totem. There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems. Tribesmen select totem creatures as a bridge between the separate worlds of spirit and dreams. When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole. word sets WORD SETS► Anthropology clansman, nounclanswoman, nounculturally, adverbculture, noundemography, noun-ese, suffixethnic, adjectiveethnography, nounethnology, nounfirst generation, nounintermarry, verbinterracial, adjectivekinship, nounmegalith, nounnative, adjectiveneanderthal, nounNeanderthal man, nounNeolithic, adjectivenomad, nounorientalist, nounpeace pipe, nounprimitive, adjectiveprimordial, adjectivepygmy, nounracial, adjectivesavage, adjectivesavage, nounsettlement, nounsettler, nountaboo, adjectivetotem, nountotem pole, nountribal, adjectivetribalism, nountribe, nountribesman, nountribeswoman, nountroglodyte, nounwampum, nounwar dance, nounwar paint, nounwhite, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► animal · The wolf has always been a totem animal for the Nez Perce.· The actors impersonate the totem animal, thus identifying and promoting a resonant connection with it. ► pole · The totem pole was created by two local carvers.· When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.· Not a climber of corporate totem poles.· Here I was, the last guy on the totem pole. an animal, plant etc that is thought to have a special spiritual connection with a particular tribe, especially in North America, or a figure made to look like the animal etc—totemic /təʊˈtemɪk $ toʊ-/ adjective
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