Plinth



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 柱脚, 底座
• ［英］ n. 柱脚, 底座 ( a square block serving as a base)
• ［记］ 参考: pedestal ( 基座)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos
• Date: 1601
• 1.
  • a. the lowest member of a base ; subbase
  • b. a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom
• 2. a usually square block serving as a base; broadly any of various bases or lower parts
• 3. a course of stones forming a continuous foundation or base course

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