potlatch 的定义
- a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- Pacific Northwest. a party or celebration.
potlatch 近义词
等同于 feast
更多potlatch例句
- Potlatch is a wonderful day for children, a glorious introduction to the science of economics.
- Costly entertainments, such as the potlatch or the ball, are peculiarly adapted to serve this end.
- Feed up th' dogs,' says he, 'an' in two shlapes, we'll hav' th' biggest potlatch in th' histhry av th' thribe.
- As the time approached, many canoes were on the Bay, headed by a joyous crowd going to the potlatch.
- No one can be sure of closing his bargain, until the terms are duly arranged, the potlatch given, and the horse delivered.