potlatch

potlatch

美 ['pɒtˌlætʃ] 　英 ['pɒtlætʃ]

• n.冬季赠礼节；在该节日里分配或交换的礼物；宴会
• 网络夸富宴；冬节；散财宴

词形变化

复数：potlatches  

英汉解释

n.	1. 冬季赠礼节;在该节日里分配或交换的礼物 2. 〈美口〉庆宴,宴会

英英解释

n.	1. among Native American peoples of the coast of northwestern North America, a ceremony of feasting in which the host gains prestige by giving gifts or, sometimes, destroying wealth

例句

In brief, these items were seized by the Canadian government when the native potlatch ceremonies were banned.

长话短说，博物馆中的收藏物都是在原住民庆典仪式被加拿大政府禁止时期被没收的物品。