hei-tiki

/ˌheɪtiˈkiː/

Meanings

noun

绿玉颈饰，毛利玉雕人像

An ornamental greenstone pendant among the Māori, worn around the neck.

Examples :

"The grandmother carefully placed the hei-tiki around her grandson's neck. "

奶奶小心地将那绿玉颈饰，也就是毛利玉雕人像，戴在了她孙子的脖子上。

Related Words

placed verb

/pleɪst/

放置，安放

"He placed the glass on the table."

他把玻璃杯放在了桌子上。

greenstone noun

/ˈɡriːnstoʊn/

绿石, 青石.

"The archaeologist carefully brushed the dirt off the jade pendant, recognizing it as a valuable piece of greenstone used in ancient Mayan ceremonies. "

考古学家小心翼翼地刷去玉坠上的泥土，认出它是一件珍贵的绿石制品，曾被用于古代玛雅仪式中。

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

tiki noun

/ˈtiːkiː/

提基，人形护身符

"The tourist bought a small tiki as a souvenir from her trip to Hawaii. "

那个游客在夏威夷旅行时买了一个小提基人像护身符作为纪念品。

worn verb

/wɔːn/ /wɔɹn/

穿戴，穿着。

"My sister wore a bright red dress to the school dance. "

我妹妹穿着一件鲜红色的连衣裙去参加学校舞会。

grandson noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/

孙子，孙儿

"My daughter's son, my grandson, is starting kindergarten this year. "

我女儿的儿子，也就是我的孙子/孙儿，今年要上幼儿园了。

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

ornamental noun

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/

观赏植物，装饰植物

"My grandmother's garden has many beautiful ornamental plants. "

我奶奶的花园里有很多漂亮的观赏植物。

neck noun

/nɛk/

脖子，颈部。

"Giraffes have long necks."

长颈鹿有长长的脖子。

around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

在附近，在左右.

"Is Clare around today?"

今天克莱尔在附近吗？

pendant noun

/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/

垂柱，垂饰.

"The carpenter installed a new pendant to support the extra weight of the roof beams. "

木匠安装了一个新的垂柱，用来支撑屋顶梁额外的重量。

among preposition

/əˈmɒŋ/

在...之中，在...之间

"How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?"

你从来没有在他们中间生活过，又怎么能权威地谈论他们的习俗呢？