low on the totem pole

英語

詞源

派生自totem pole，印第安人所做的圖騰柱，這種柱子從下到上常刻有幾個圖案。上下順序曾被非印第安人誤認為是按地位的高低排列的。

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形容詞

low on the totem pole

1. (常冒犯，俗語) 低級的，較低賤的，地位較低的
   • 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."

反義詞

• high on the totem pole