"calumet" in Chinese (Traditional)
卡魯梅特(印第安和平煙鬥)
Definition
卡魯梅特是一種儀式用煙鬥,特別是北美一些原住民在儀式或象徵和平時使用的煙鬥。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「卡魯梅特」是正式且具有歷史性的詞彙,通常在介紹北美原住民歷史文化時使用,常特指「和平煙鬥」,在日常生活中很少用。
Examples
The chief smoked the calumet during the ceremony.
酋長在儀式上吸了**卡魯梅特**。
A calumet is also called a peace pipe.
**卡魯梅特**也叫和平煙鬥。
They offered the calumet to visitors.
他們向來訪者遞上了**卡魯梅特**。
Passing the calumet was a sign of friendship among tribes.
遞送**卡魯梅特**是部落間友誼的象徵。
Historians studied the use of the calumet in ancient peace talks.
歷史學家研究了**卡魯梅特**在古代和平談判中的使用。
It's rare to see a real calumet outside of a museum these days.
現在在博物館外很難見到真正的**卡魯梅特**。