| 释义 |
Definition of mimi in English: miminounPlural mimis ˈmiːmi Australian A spirit person depicted in rock and bark paintings of Western Arnhem Land. they say that the mimi can magically bring a rock wall down, paint on it, and then raise it again mimis were mischievous beings who lived in caves Example sentencesExamples - These Aboriginal people know the old art of the mimi—the other kind of human being who were in their stone country long, long before them.
- Contemporary Aboriginal knowledge includes a history for Arnhem Land paintings imputing the old ones to the mimi people.
- The best known and most prevalent of legendary figures in the rock paintings of western Arnhem Land are the mimi.
- In the contemporary way of painting them, mimi are indeed narrow and thin, like spirits that can slip into cracks.
- Mimi figures precede X-ray art in the rock art sequence.
- The Spirits of the Dead, like the Mimi in northern Australia, were desirous of human company, though they were dangerous and unpleasant.
- The mimi must have pulled the roof down to reach the surface or flown up so they could paint on the high ceilings that no human can reach.
- They say that the mimi can magically bring a rock wall down within the reach of their hands, paint on it, and then raise it again.
- Mimis were very thin, mischievous spirit beings who lived in rocks and caves.
- The mimi have gone as people now, but they are still there as spirits.
Origin 1940s: from Gunwinygu (an Aboriginal language) mimih. |