totem

Word family adjectivetotemictotemisticnountotemismtotemisttotemtotem pole

Related topics: Anthropology, Folklore

to·tem /ˈtəʊtəm $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun [countableC]

SARFan 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 图腾；图腾形象

—totemic /təʊˈtemɪk $ toʊ-/ adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

totem• Tribesmen select totem creatures as a bridge between the separate worlds of spirit and dreams.• He looked at the stains on his hands, then at the murder beside the totem.• When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.• The hooded serpent was their totem.• There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems.• She touched this totem carefully, gaining confidence as it quivered and tautened.• 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!

Origin totem

(1700-1800) Ojibwa ototeman “his totem”

单词	totem
释义	totem Word family adjectivetotemictotemisticnountotemismtotemisttotemtotem pole Related topics: Anthropology, Folklore to·tem /ˈtəʊtəm $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun [countableC] SARFan 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 图腾；图腾形象 —totemic /təʊˈtemɪk $ toʊ-/ adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus totem• Tribesmen select totem creatures as a bridge between the separate worlds of spirit and dreams.• He looked at the stains on his hands, then at the murder beside the totem.• When this dominant fish dies or is removed, his place is taken by the next man on the totem pole.• The hooded serpent was their totem.• There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems.• She touched this totem carefully, gaining confidence as it quivered and tautened.• 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! Origin totem (1700-1800) Ojibwa ototeman “his totem”
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