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Totem N Count Symbol 英[ˈtəʊtəm 美[ˈtoʊtəm N.图腾;图腾形象;崇拜物 图腾 Societies

单词 totem
音标
英[ˈtəʊtəm] 美[ˈtoʊtəm]
解释
n.图腾;图腾形象;崇拜物;
例句

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: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。
变形
pl:totems~adj:totemic~

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