wigwam

英 ['wɪgwæm] 美 ['wɪɡwɑm]
  • n. [建] 棚屋;简陋小屋;总部;拱形顶

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1. 韦格王姆酒店(The Wigwam).
2. Wigwam Resort 维格沃姆度假村.
3. 维格沃姆(英文:wigwam或wickiup)是一种北美土著人部落使用的类似于窝棚的住宅(主要是单人居住,也有大型者供十余人居住),在美国西部称为wickiup,在东北部被称为wigwam。

中文词源


wigwam (旧时印第安人住的)棚屋

来自北美印第安土著语。

英文词源


wigwam (n.)
1620s, from Algonquian (probably Eastern Abenaki) wikewam "a dwelling," said to mean literally "their house;" also said to be found in such formations as wikiwam and Ojibwa wiigiwaam and Delaware wiquoam.

双语例句


1. Out of the wigwam crawled the boy who'd shot the arrow.
茅草屋外,一个在匍匐而行的小男孩在射箭.

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2. Would the savage have been wise to exchange his wigwam for a palace on these terms?
野蛮人懂不懂得,在这样的条件底下,用他的尖屋来换得一座皇宫 呢 ?

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