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potlatch

/ˈpɒt.lætʃ/

翻译: 北美太平洋西北海岸原住民的一种仪式性宴会,包括赠送礼物和炫耀财富,常在婚礼或首领更替等重要场合举行。

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noun

/ˈpɒt.lætʃ/C2formalamerican
  • zh北美太平洋西北海岸原住民的一种仪式性宴会,包括赠送礼物和炫耀财富,常在婚礼或首领更替等重要场合举行。

A ceremonial feast among certain Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, involving gift-giving and displays of wealth, often held to mark important events such as marriages or new leadership.

  1. C1formal

    A ceremonial feast among certain Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, where the host distributes gifts to guests to demonstrate wealth and social status.

    zh赠礼宴

    • The chief hosted a grand potlatch to celebrate his daughter's wedding.
    • During the potlatch, valuable items like blankets and carved boxes were given away.
    • The tradition of the potlatch was once banned by colonial authorities.
词形
  • potlatches plural form
  • potlatches' possessive plural form
  • potlatch's possessive singular form