pedestal
pedestal
noun
noun
- the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted
（雕像、方尖塔或圆柱的）基座
■(figurative)a position in which one is greatly or uncritically admired
(喻)显要地位
last week's leaders were knocked off their pedestal, losing their first game of the season.
上周的领先者全部落马，遭遇本赛季首次败绩。
■each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table
（有容膝空隙的书桌或桌子的）支脚
■the supporting column or base of a washbasin or toilet pan
（脸盆或马桶的）支座
- mid 16th cent.: from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo, from piè 'foot' (from Latin pes, ped-, which later influenced the spelling) + di 'of' + stallo 'stall'
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