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quipu

/ˈkiː.puː/

翻译: 名词,指古代安第斯地区使用的一种记录装置,由一条主绳和系在其上的带结细绳组成,印加等文明用它来进行统计、记事和传递信息。

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noun

/ˈkiː.puː/C2formal
  • zh名词,指古代安第斯地区使用的一种记录装置,由一条主绳和系在其上的带结细绳组成,印加等文明用它来进行统计、记事和传递信息。

A noun referring to an ancient Andean recording device consisting of a main cord with attached knotted strings, used by civilizations such as the Incas for accounting, record-keeping, and communication.

  1. Ancient recording deviceC2formal

    A set of knotted cords used by the Inca and earlier Andean cultures for record-keeping and calculations.

    zh古代记录工具

    • The museum displayed a quipu used by the Incas for census data.
    • Archaeologists discovered a quipu in a burial site in Peru.
    • Scholars are still deciphering the meaning of some quipu knots.
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  • quipus plural form
  • quipus' possessive plural form
  • quipu's possessive singular form