tripod

tripod
[ˈtrʌɪpɒd]
noun
  1. a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus
    (照相机等的)三脚架
  2. (archaic)a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs
    (古)三脚凳,三脚桌,三足鼎
    ■(historical)the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles
    (史)(古希腊特尔斐神殿中女祭司坐在上面念神谕的)青铜三脚祭坛
派生
tripodal
[ˈtrɪpəd(ə)l]
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripous, tripod-, from tri- 'three' + pous, pod- 'foot'
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