| 单词 | message-stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmessage-stick message-stick n. a stick or small block of wood carved with marks having a particular significance, used as a means of communication, esp. among Australian Aboriginal people. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > message > [noun] > stick bearing carved symbols message-stick1860 1860 Leisure Hour 3 May 287/1 To this day the people in Norway are called together for the despatch of public business, in a somewhat similar manner. A bud-stick, or message-stick..is painted and stamped with the royal arms. 1944 M. J. O'Reilly Bowyangs & Boomerangs 151 The natives use a message stick which they send to neighbouring tribes when they want them to attend meetings, corroborees, etc. 1988 Classical Q. New Ser. 38 44 Archilochus' message-stick has nothing to do with writing, but is a relic of the old oral culture in which he and his audience grew up. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。