potlatch

美 ['p?t?læt?] 　英 ['p?tlæt?]

• n.冬季贈禮節(jié)；在該節(jié)日里分配或交換的禮物；宴會
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)夸富宴；冬節(jié)；散財宴

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：potlatches  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 冬季贈禮節(jié);在該節(jié)日里分配或交換的禮物 2. 〈美口〉慶宴,宴會

英英解釋

n.	1. among Native American peoples of the coast of northwestern North America, a ceremony of feasting in which the host gains prestige by giving gifts or, sometimes, destroying wealth

例句

In brief, these items were seized by the Canadian government when the native potlatch ceremonies were banned.

長話短說，博物館中的收藏物都是在原住民慶典儀式被加拿大政府禁止時期被沒收的物品。