low on the totem pole

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Accorded relatively little importance. idiomatic,offensive,possibly
    — 1965, 7th of April, Washington Observer, King Defends Alabama Boycott, Answers Critics Gaston said, however, that the boycott would not substantially affect Negroes because they are "so low on the totem pole."

词形变化

lower on the totem pole comparative lowest on the totem pole superlative

词汇关系

反义词
high on the totem pole

词源

Derived from totem poles, traditional sculptures of wood made by American Indians, usually with several figures carved one above the other. The vertical order was mistakenly perceived by the non-Indians to correspond with the figures' rank of importance.
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