high on the totem pole

短语

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Accorded relatively high importance.

    习语 冒犯

词源

Derived from totem poles, traditional sculptures of wood made by American Indians, usually with several figures carved one above the other. The vertical order was mistakenly perceived by the non-Indians to correspond with the figures' rank of importance.

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