| 词汇 | cowrie |
| 释义 | cowrie noun[ C ] (alsocowry)uk /ˈkaʊ.ri/ us /ˈkaʊr.i/ a small sea creature with a soft body and a brightly coloured shell, or the shell itself used in the past as money in parts of Africa and southern Asia: 宝贝（一种海生贝类动物，壳光滑明亮）;宝贝贝壳（旧时非洲和南亚部分地区用作货币） a cowrie shell宝贝贝壳 Diane Macdonald/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef crab cray crayfish crustacean cuttlefish lobster marron mollusc mussel octopus shipworm shrimp snow crab soft-shell clam squid Examples of cowriecowrie There are a number of cowrie types, many of which are both distinctive and quite localized in origin. While this report identifies cattle and salt as items exchanged for captives, cowrie shells were probably more important. Cowrie inflation and problems with local monetary structures gave the perfect excuse to colonial merchants and their governments to ban the use of indigenous currencies. Desert salt, cowrie shells and other scarce commodities were bartered for captives. Conversely, a cowrie-poor individual or lineage was unlikely to attain a position of status and power within the village or enter into beneficial relations of alliance with other groups. While certain tribes may still use salt and cowrie shells for their transactions, the effective globe is using coins and banknotes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people throughout history have found (and still find) the very rounded, shiny, porcelain-like shells of cowries pleasing to look at and to handle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The grave contained a flexed burial and over 200 iron beads, an ostrich eggshell necklace, a perforated cowrie shell, and iron jewellery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ornaments are made of cowries and conch shells. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The eyes are created using cowrie shells with a bitumen pupil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cattle were very important: they were the main means of exchange, alongside cowrie shells (chisimbi). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the living cowries the mantle is dark brown and may cover the entire shell. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the living cowries mantle and foot are quite developed, with external antennae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A piece may enter the board on any throw of the cowries and moves to the square corresponding to the throw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the living cowries the mantle is grey-brown and almost transparent, with long whitish tree-shaped papillae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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