podium

名词 podium:

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
   同义词：dais, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox

1. Blacked out at the podium.
   在指挥台上晕倒
2. The speaker has to ad- lib his speech when his papers suddenly blow off the podium.
   当演讲稿突然掉下台时，演讲者不得不现编词。

po.di.um

n.（名词）
【复数】 po.di.a[-dô-…] 或 po.di.ums
An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or a public speaker.
讲坛；乐队指挥台：一个架高的平台，如为了乐队指挥或演说者使用的
A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.
讲台：供演说者放笔记的台子；讲台
Architecture
【建筑学】
A low wall serving as a foundation.
墩座：用作根基的一圈矮墙
A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.
围在古竞技场四周的墙
Biology A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.
【生物学】 管足：类似或作用似足的结构

来源：
Latin
拉丁语
from Greek podion [base]
源自 希腊语 podion [基础]
diminutive of pous pod- [foot] * see ped-
pous的小后缀 pod- [足；脚] *参见 ped-