wampum

• n. 贝壳念珠；金钱

英文词源

wampum (n.)

string of seashell beads used as money by Native Americans, 1630s, shortened from New England Algonquian wampumpeag (1620s), "string of white (shell beads);" said to be compounded from wab "white" + ompe "string" + plural suffix -ag.

双语例句

1. They paid a lot of wampum for the job.

他们为那工作付出很多的钱.

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2. 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.

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3. I brought some wampum from North America.

我从北美买了一些贝壳串珠.

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4. Wampum was made of seashells.

贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的.

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