totem

1. N-COUNT In some societies, a family's totem is the particular animal, plant, or natural object which they regard as a special symbol and which they believe has spiritual significance. 图腾

2. N-COUNT Something that is a totem of another thing is a symbol of it. 标志[书面] [oft N 'of' n]

This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilization. 这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志之一。