wigwam

wigwam

英 ['wɪgwæm]
　　美 ['wɪɡwɑm]

n. [建] 棚屋；簡陋小屋；總部；拱形頂

中文詞源：

wigwam （舊時印第安人住的）棚屋

來自北美印第安土著語。

例句：

1. Out of the wigwam crawled the boy who'd shot the arrow.
茅草屋外,一個在匍匐而行的小男孩在射箭.

2. Would the savage have been wise to exchange his wigwam for a palace on these terms?
野蠻人懂不懂得,在這樣的條件底下,用他的尖屋來換得一座皇宮 呢 ?