Pedestal



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 柱石或雕像的) 基座
• ［英］ n. ( 柱石或雕像的) 基座 ( base, foundation)
• ［记］ ped ( 脚) ＋estal -> 做脚的东西 -> 基座, ped作为词根, 有""儿童、脚""两层意思

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall
• Date: 1563
• 1.
  • a. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column — see column illustration
  • b. the base of an upright structure
• 2. base, foundation
• 3. a position of esteem

II. transitive verb (-taled or -talled; -taling or -talling)

• Date: 1648
• to place on or furnish with a pedestal

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