podium
/ˈpəʊdɪəm/noun
(pl. podiums 或podia /-dɪə/)
1- a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra讲台, 乐队指挥台。
1.1
- N. Amer. a lectern〈北美〉诵经台。
1.2
- a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building（建筑物的）基座, 台基。
1.3
- a projecting lower structure around the base of a tower block（高层建筑的）墩座。
1.4
- a raised platform surrounding the arena in an ancient amphitheatre（古圆形剧场中竞技场周围的）矮隔墙。
词源
mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek podion, diminutive of pous, pod- 'foot'.