[quantity] of wampum
wampum作不可数名词,表示贝壳念珠。
The necklace was made of small beads of wampum.
这条项链由小颗的贝壳念珠制成。
贝壳串珠
用磨光的贝壳(尤其是白色贝壳)制成的小圆柱珠,串成串,原为北美东部原住民用作首饰、货币和记事工具;亦指单个珠子。;贝壳念珠;<美俚>金钱
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, strung together and formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes.
用磨光的贝壳(尤其是白色贝壳)制成的小圆柱珠,串成串,原为北美东部原住民用作首饰、货币和记事工具;亦指单个珠子。
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.
The museum's display shows a belt made of wampum that was given as a peace offering.
博物馆的展品展示了一条用贝壳串珠制成的腰带,它是作为和平礼物赠送的。
用法提示:此处 wampum 是不可数名词,指贝壳串珠这种材料。
European settlers sometimes used wampum as money when trading with local tribes.
欧洲殖民者有时在与当地部落交易时把贝壳串珠当作货币使用。
用法提示:这里 wampum 作不可数名词,表示用作货币的贝壳串珠。
She bought a handful of colorful wampums to make a necklace for her friend.
她买了一把五颜六色的贝壳串珠,想给朋友做一条项链。
用法提示:此处用复数形式 wampums,指一颗颗贝壳串珠。
wampum作不可数名词,表示贝壳念珠。
The necklace was made of small beads of wampum.
这条项链由小颗的贝壳念珠制成。
They used wampum as currency.
他们用贝壳念珠作为货币。
在俚语中,wampum指金钱。
He earned a lot of wampum from his business.
他做生意赚了很多钱。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought some wampums at the gift shop.
正确表达I bought some wampum at the gift shop.
wampum作为不可数名词,不应加复数后缀-s。中文中'贝壳念珠'常被视为可数,但英语中wampum为不可数。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave me a wampum as a gift.
正确表达He gave me some wampum as a gift.
wampum是不可数名词,不能直接与不定冠词a连用。应改用some或省略冠词。
bead指任何珠子,wampum特指美洲原住民用作货币或饰品的贝壳珠子。
currency泛指任何流通货币,wampum既指贝壳念珠也作俚语指金钱。
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