pedestal
/ˈpedɪstəl/noun
1- the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted（雕像、方尖塔或圆柱的）基座。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- the supporting column or base of a washbasin or toilet pan（洗脸池或抽水马桶的）支座。
词源
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'.