totem
美音:
[´təutəm
]英音:
[´təutəm
]n.图腾,标识,徽章
难易程度:
totem为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:totemic
totem
/'təʊtəm; `totəm/
n (image of a) natural object, esp an animal, considered by N American Indians as the emblem of a clan or family 图腾; 图腾形象.
totem
n[C][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Ojibwa;Origin: ototeman
'his totem']
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 [təu'temɪk (US) tou-/