名詞 podium:

1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
   同義詞：dais, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox

1. Blacked out at the podium.
   在指揮臺(tái)上暈倒
2. The speaker has to ad- lib his speech when his papers suddenly blow off the podium.
   當(dāng)演講稿突然掉下臺(tái)時(shí)，演講者不得不現(xiàn)編詞。

po.di.um

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 po.di.a[-dô-…] 或 po.di.ums
An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or a public speaker.
講壇；樂隊(duì)指揮臺(tái)：一個(gè)架高的平臺(tái)，如為了樂隊(duì)指揮或演說(shuō)者使用的
A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.
講臺(tái)：供演說(shuō)者放筆記的臺(tái)子；講臺(tái)
Architecture
【建筑學(xué)】
A low wall serving as a foundation.
墩座：用作根基的一圈矮墻
A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.
圍在古競(jìng)技場(chǎng)四周的墻
Biology A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.
【生物學(xué)】 管足：類似或作用似足的結(jié)構(gòu)

來(lái)源：
Latin
拉丁語(yǔ)
from Greek podion [base]
源自 希臘語(yǔ) podion [基礎(chǔ)]
diminutive of pous pod- [foot] * see ped-
pous的小后綴 pod- [足；腳] *參見 ped-