wampum

基本解釋

The Lenape used a money system of their own invention called "wampum."
Lenape人使用一種自己發(fā)明的，稱作“wampum”的貨幣系統(tǒng)。
To make wampum, they sewed tiny black, purple, and white beads made from seashells into belts.
為了制造wampum，他們會(huì)把用貝殼制成的黑色、紫色以及白色的小珠子縫在一起制成條帶。
At one point, the Dutch -- eager to improve their profits -- produced their own wampum in Holland, hoping to use it back in New Amsterdam to trade with the natives.
由于非常渴望獲得利潤(rùn)，荷蘭人一度自己在荷蘭生產(chǎn)wampum，想在新阿姆斯特丹用它來(lái)與土著人交易。

An accountant by trade, Stevens had just pledged that he wouldn't touch money--be it cash, credit, check or wampum--for a whole year.
FORBES

(formerly) money used by North American Indians, made of cylindrical shells strung or woven together, esp white shells rather than the more valuable black or purple ones