po·di·um
noun/ˈpəʊdiəm/
/ˈpəʊdiəm/
- a small platform that a person stands on when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra, etc.
enlarge image讲台；讲坛；（乐队的）指挥台 - She is the first delegate to speak from the podium at today's conference.
她是今天会议上第一位站在讲台上发言的代表。 - The president sat on the viewing podium watching the military parade.
总统坐在观礼台上观看阅兵式。
- She is the first delegate to speak from the podium at today's conference.
- (in sports) three platforms of different levels on which winners stand, usually to receive prizes
领奖台 - The pair just missed out on a podium finish when they took fourth place.
这个双人组合获得了第四名，错失登台领奖的机会。 - He dreamed of standing on the victory podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
他梦想能站在巴西大奖赛的领奖台上。
- The pair just missed out on a podium finish when they took fourth place.
- (North American English) (also lectern British and North American English)a stand for holding a book, notes, computer, etc. when you are reading in church, giving a talk, etc.
（教堂中的）诵经台；（演讲的）讲台
Word Originmid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek podion, diminutive of pous, pod- ‘foot’.