tepee

IPA/ˈtiːpiː/
IPA/ˈtiːpiː/

tepee — noun

  • tepeesingular
  • tepeesplural

1. a cone-shaped tent that some Indigenous peoples in North America used as their h

1.名詞B1
釋義

a cone-shaped tent that some Indigenous peoples in North America used as their home, traditionally built with wooden poles covered by animal skins

例句

The Watanabe family stayed in a modern tepee on the South Dakota prairie.

modern tepee — contemporary version of traditional shelter

Iris drew a tepee with smoke rising from its top into the night sky.

同義詞
  • tipi

    alternative spelling; same meaning and pronunciation

  • wigwam

    a different dome-shaped dwelling used by other Indigenous nations; not interchangeable with tepee

文法句型

a + tepee

tepees + plural verb

常見錯誤

The tribe lived in tepees made of stone and wood.
The tribe lived in tepees made of animal skins stretched over wooden poles.
💡Tepees are tents covered with skins or fabric, not solid structures.