longhouse
/ˈlɒŋhaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːŋhaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯŋ-ˌhau̇s -ˈhau̇s/ (ame, mw)
longhouse — 名詞
- longhousesingular
- longhousesplural
1. a long, narrow rural building shared by multiple families, where each household
長屋
多個家庭同住的狹長房屋
a long, narrow rural building shared by multiple families, where each household occupies a separate section along a single corridor under one roof
The Bidayuh people of Borneo still build wooden longhouses along the river for extended families.
婆羅洲的比達友族仍然沿河建造給大家庭住的木製長屋。
extended families live in shared longhouse sections
Tourists can stay overnight in a traditional longhouse on the island of Borneo.
遊客可以在婆羅洲的傳統長屋過夜體驗當地生活。
Each section of the longhouse has its own cooking fire and sleeping area.
長屋的每一個隔間都有自己的爐灶和睡覺的地方。
The village chief called a meeting on the covered veranda of the longhouse.
村長在長屋有遮棚的走廊上召集了一次會議。
In the past, several families in Sarawak shared one longhouse with a single long hallway.
過去砂拉越的幾個家庭會共享一間長屋，中央只有一條長走廊。
- communal house
broader term that does not specify the long, narrow shape
- bachelor hall
a similar shared-dwelling concept but typically for single men only
文法句型
longhouse + verb (singular)
longhouses + verb (plural)
用法筆記
Commonly associated with the communal dwellings of Dayak and related peoples in Southeast Asia. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to Indigenous North American longhouse traditions that differ in construction materials and cultural function.
2. a traditional elongated dwelling built from wood, bark, or other natural materia
原住民長屋
北美原住民居住兼舉行儀式的長形建築
a traditional elongated dwelling built from wood, bark, or other natural materials by Indigenous peoples of North America — especially the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) — used both as a multi-family home and as a place for ceremonies, councils, and community gatherings
An Iroquois longhouse could hold up to twenty families from the same clan.
一座 Iroquois 長屋可以容納多達二十個同家族的住戶。
Iroquois longhouse — multiple families per clan
The Haudenosaunee longhouse served as the center for both political councils and religious ceremonies.
Haudenosaunee 的長屋既是政治議會也是宗教儀式的中心。
Haudenosaunee longhouse — political and religious center
Lena Sato learned how the Mohawk built longhouses with elm bark over a pole frame.
Lena Sato 學到 Mohawk 人如何用榆樹皮覆蓋木架來建造長屋。
Each family in the longhouse had a private compartment along the central hallway.
長屋裡的每個家庭沿著中央走道都有私密的隔間。
The museum built a full-scale replica of a sixteenth-century Iroquois longhouse.
博物館建造了一座十六世紀 Iroquois 長屋的實體複製品。
- Iroquois longhouse
more specific, identifying the people most associated with this dwelling type
- ceremonial lodge
a broader term that may refer to different shapes or building traditions
文法句型
longhouse + verb (singular)
longhouses + verb (plural)
用法筆記
In Indigenous North American communities, the same longhouse structure served both as a daily residence for extended families and as a venue for political councils, ceremonies, and cultural gatherings — the two functions were not separate buildings. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to Southeast Asian multi-family longhouses built from wood, typically on stilts.
常見錯誤
3. a ceremonial gathering or community meeting that takes place inside a longhouse,
長屋會議
在長屋中舉行的原住民聚會
a ceremonial gathering or community meeting that takes place inside a longhouse, used by some Indigenous North American groups to refer to the event itself rather than only the building it is held in
Tomas was invited to attend a longhouse at the Six Nations reserve next Saturday.
Tomas 受邀下週六到 Six Nations 保留區參加一場長屋會議。
attend a longhouse = attend a ceremony
The community held a longhouse to celebrate the harvest and give thanks.
部落舉辦了一場長屋儀式來慶祝豐收並表達感謝。
hold a longhouse + purpose
The community held a longhouse every spring to pass down stories of their ancestors.
該部落每年春天都會舉辦一場長屋聚會，將祖先的故事傳遞下去。
Our family has not missed a single longhouse in the last twenty winters.
過去二十年來，我們家族從未錯過任何一次長屋聚會。
- ceremonial gathering
more descriptive but less specific to the longhouse tradition
文法句型
attend a longhouse
hold a longhouse
go to longhouse
用法筆記
Metonymic sense: the word refers to the event (ceremony or meeting) rather than the physical building. Compare 'a longhouse' (the structure) vs 'a longhouse' (the gathering held in it). Context disambiguates: phrases like 'attend a longhouse' or 'hold a longhouse' signal the event sense.