释义 |
totem /'tautam; 'totam/ n [C] natural object, esp an animal, considered, esp by N American Indians, to have a close connection with a family group. 图腾(北美印第安人等原始民族认为与其家族有密切关系的自然物,尤指动物)。 '~Pole n one on which is carved or painted a series of ~s. 图腾柱(刻有或绘有一系图腾者)。 |