| 单词 | pedestal |
| 释义 | Related topics: Architecture, Sculpture, Furnitureped·es·tal /ˈpedəstəl/ noun [countable] 1 AAAVSthe base on which a pillar or statue stands 〔柱子或雕像的〕基座，台座，柱脚 a Grecian bust on a pedestal 基座上的古希腊胸像 →4 See picture of 见图 STAND 22 DHFDHHa solid vertical post that supports something such as a table 〔桌子等的〕支柱 the pedestal of the dentist’s chair 牙医椅子的座墩pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal) 立柱盆3 put/place somebody on a pedestal ADMIREto admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect 非常敬慕某人，把某人当成偶像崇拜 Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens. 女性既受人仰慕又被视为二等公民。Examples from the Corpuspedestal• He wanted Asquith on a pedestal and Lloyd George in an isolation hospital.• If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.• Some examples still had a moulded foot pedestal, while others had four short, cast and chased legs.• And Murph will come down from that good-guy pedestal a little.• The reverse process was used to install the launcher on pedestals at the pad.• Goddesses are made from female stones and the pedestal from male stones.Origin pedestal (1500-1600) French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo “foot of the stall”ped·es·tal nounChineseSyllable the which on or statue Corpus a base pillar |
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