| 释义 |
duk-duk|ˈdʊkdʊk|
[Native name.]
A secret society among the natives of New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, which executes justice on the rest of the tribe and practises sorcery and mysterious rites; also, a member of this society.
1883W. Powell Wand. Wild Country 61 The Duk-duk..may be spoken of as the administration of law, being judge, policeman, and hangman all in one. 1884Encycl. Brit. XVII. 372/2 Justice is executed, and tabus, feasts, taxes, &c., arranged, by a mysterious disguised figure, the ‘duk-duk’. 1896A. J. Butler tr. Ratzel's Hist. Mankind I. 133 The weak chiefs of Melanesia, in order not to be quite powerless, apply the mystic Duk-Duk system to their own purposes. 1908Athenæum 11 Apr. 444/2 The Dukduk of Melanesia. 1929E. A. Weber (title) The Duk-Duks. Primitive and historic types of citizenship. |