wampum

wampum

美 [ˈwɑmpəm] 　英 [ˈwɒmpəm]

• n.(以前印第安人作货币或饰品的)贝壳串珠；〈美俚〉钱
• 网络金钱；贝壳念珠；贝壳数珠

英汉解释

n.	1. (以前印第安人作货币或饰品的)贝壳串珠 2. 〈美俚〉钱

英英解释

n.	1. shells on strings that some native americans used as money in the past

例句

One of the earliest forms of money, borrowed from the Indians, was wampum, black and white polished beads made from clam shells.

最早的一种货币形式是借用印第安人的贝壳串珠，一种蚌壳磨成的黑白珠子。

Authorities said the boy is the son of the victim's live-in boyfriend at the home in Wampum, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

官方称该男孩是受害者同居男友的儿子，该男友住在距匹兹堡西北部35英里的威帕姆的家中。

Here in the north-eastern woodlands of the US we made wampum, shell beads strung in patterns to record events.

在北美的树林里，我们制作贝壳串、贝壳珠串成各种式样来记录事情。

The Lenape (also called the Lenni-Lenape) used wampum in ceremonies, as diplomatic gifts, and for trading with the Europeans.

Lenape人（也叫Lenni-Lenape人）在礼节性的仪式中把wampum当做外交礼品使用，在和欧洲人的贸易中也会使用这种珠子。

Wampum circulated as legal tender for private debts in Massachusetts until 1661 and was used as money in New York as late as 1701.

贝壳数珠在马萨诸塞作为法定货币用来清偿私人债务一直流通到1661年，在纽约作为货币使用知道1701年。

To make wampum, they sewed tiny black, purple, and white beads made from seashells into belts.

为了制造wampum，他们会把用贝壳制成的黑色、紫色以及白色的小珠子缝在一起制成条带。

Wampum was made of seashells.

贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的。

The Lenape used a money system of their own invention called "wampum. "

Lenape人使用一种自己发明的，称作“wampum”的货币系统。

I brought some wampum from North America.

我从北美买了一些贝壳串珠。

White shell beads used as wampum.

白色贝壳串珠用作贝壳串珠的白色贝壳小珠

At first they copied the Native Americans and used wampum .

最初，他们模仿本土的美国人用贝壳串珠当作钱。