pulpit

名词 pulpit:

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

1. The policy was condemned (ie by clergymen) from the pulpit.
   该项政策受到神职人员的谴责。

pul.pit

n.（名词）
An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
讲道台：在布道或主持宗教仪式时所用的讲坛、小台架或讲台

Clerics considered as a group.
神职人员的总称
The ministry of preaching.
布道的神职
An elevated platform, such as one used by harpooners in a whaling boat.
如捕鲸船上的鱼叉手所用的高台

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin pulpitum
源自 后期拉丁语 pulpitum
from Latin pulpitum [wooden platform]
源自 拉丁语 pulpitum [木制台子]