podium
podium
[ˈpəʊdɪəm]
(pl. podiums 或 podia ˈpəʊdɪə)
[ˈpəʊdɪəm]
(pl. podiums 或 podia ˈpəʊdɪə)
- a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra
讲台，乐队指挥台
■(N. Amer.)a lectern
(北美)诵经台
■a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building
（建筑物的）基座，台基
■a projecting lower structure around the base of a tower block
（高层建筑的）墩座
■a raised platform surrounding the arena in an ancient amphitheatre
（古圆形剧场中竞技场周围的）矮隔墙
- mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek podion, diminutive of pous, pod- 'foot'
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