totem基本解释

n,图腾；崇拜物,同近

This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilization..这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志之一。

图腾, 标识, 徽章英释中释nan animal, plant etc that is thought to have a special spiritual connection with a particular tribe, especially in North America, or a figure made to look like the animal etc

totem pole,图腾柱；阶级，等级.短语