| 单词 | totem |
| 释义 | totem —totemic /toh tem"ik/, adj. —totemically, adv. /toh"teuhm/, n. 1. a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group. 2. an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or sib considers itself closely related. 3. a representation of such an object serving as the distinctive mark of the clan or group. 4. anything serving as a distinctive, often venerated, emblem or symbol. [1750-60, Amer.; < Ojibwa ninto·te·m my totem, oto·te·man his totem (prob. orig. my clan-village-mate, deriv. of s. o·te·- dwell in or as a village; cf. o·te·na village)] |
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