N (in Japan) a carved toggle, esp of wood or ivory, originally used to tether a medicine box, purse, etc, worn dangling from the waist (在日本木头的或象牙的)坠子; 最初用于拴住药盒、钱包等,悬挂于腰际
For him, the netsuke, so small and captivating, were not enough as a mere signpost to family history.
对他而言,这小巧迷人的吊坠并不能够作为仅仅是家族史的路标来看待。
Like Japanese netsuke, snuff bottles were designed as hand-held treasures.
像日本坠子一样,鼻烟壶被设计成手持的珍品。
And yet it was the netsuke that found their way into Mr DE Waal's hands, to serve as the thread of this history of his ancestors.
然而这些吊坠在瓦尔先生手中找到了自己的价值——埃弗鲁西家族先人历史的见证者。
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