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podium 音標拼音: [p'odiəm] n. 矮墻,腰墻,指揮臺 矮牆,腰牆,指揮台 podium n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [ synonym: { dais}, { podium}, { pulpit}, { rostrum}, { ambo}, { stump}, { soapbox}] Podium \ Po" di* um\, n.; pl. { Podia}. [ L., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot. See { Pew}.] 1. ( Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by arch[ ae] ologists in two senses: ( a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. ( b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of { Column}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The foot. [ 1913 Webster] 23 Moby Thesaurus words for " podium": balcony, catafalque, dais, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune |
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