pedestal
noun
ˈpedɪəstəl
noun
1
the
base
on
which
a
PILLAR
or
STATUE
stands
〔柱子或雕像的〕基座，台座，柱脚
a
Grecian
bust
on
a
pedestal
放在基座上的古希腊胸像
2
a
solid
vertical
post
that
supports
something
such
as
a
table
〔桌子等的〕支柱
BrE
the
pedestal
of
the
dentist’s
chair
牙医椅子的座墩
pedestal
basin
3
put/place sb on a pedestal
to
admire
someone
so
much
that
you
treat
them
or
talk
about
them
as
though
they
are
perfect
非常敬慕某人，把某人当作偶像崇拜
Women
are
both
put
on
a
pedestal
and
treated
like
second-class
citizens.
女性既受崇拜又被视作二等公民。