potlatch

n. 炫财冬宴

发音

UK /ˈpɒtlætʃ/
US /ˈpɑtˌlæt͡ʃ/

词形变化

potlatches 复数 potlatches potlatched potlatches 三单 potlatching potlatching 现在分词 potlatched 过去式 potlatched 过去分词

别名

potlach potlache

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.

    散财宴

    加拿大 美国 比喻 不可数
  2. 2.

    A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.

    乐公

    拍斗四

    加拿大 美国 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

ceremony feast ceremonial fiesta fete observance

词源

The noun is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (“to give; gift; gift-giving ceremony, potlatch”), from Nootka Jargon pa'chatle, pa'chēētle, pah-chilt (“to give, give me”), from Nootka p̕ačiƛ (“to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”). Sense 1 of the verb (“to give; especially, to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”) is borrowed from Chinook Jargon potlatch, pátlač (see above); sense 2 (“to carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony”) is derived from the noun.

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