tripod
/ˈtraɪpɒd/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。
2.1
- 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。
派生词
tripodal
/ˈtrɪpədəl/ adjective词源
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripous, tripod-, from tri- 'three' + pous, pod- 'foot'.