解释
- n. [建] 棚屋;简陋小屋;总部;拱形顶
※ 提供单词"wigwam"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
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.
例句和用法
- 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.
- 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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