to·tem
noun/ˈtəʊtəm/
/ˈtəʊtəm/
- an animal or other natural object that is chosen and respected in a particular culture as a special symbol; an image of this animal, etc.
在特定文化中被选择和尊重作为特殊象征的动物或其他自然物体；该动物的图像等 - a person or thing that is thought of as a symbol of a particular quality or idea
被认为是特定品质或思想象征的人或事物 - The Hampden Park football stadium is a totem of Scottish identity.
汉普顿公园足球场是苏格兰身份的图腾。
- The Hampden Park football stadium is a totem of Scottish identity.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Ojibwa (an Algonquian language) nindoodem ‘my totem’.