tlachtli

词形变化

tlachtlis 复数 tlachtlis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.

    历史 不可数 体育

    2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.

  2. 2.

    The high-walled court in which this game was played.

    可数 历史 体育 不可数

词源

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

来源：wiktionary