rostrum

noun

/ˈrɒstrəm/

/ˈrɑːstrəm/

(plural rostrums, rostra

/ˈrɒstrə/

/ˈrɑːstrə/

)

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a small raised platform that a person stands on to make a speech, conduct music, receive a prize, etc. synonym podium (1)
- He climbed on to the winner’s rostrum.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘beak’ (from rodere ‘gnaw’). The word was originally used (at first in the plural rostra) to denote part of the Forum in Rome, which was decorated with the beaks of captured galleys, and was used as a platform for public speakers.

单词	rostrum
释义	rostrum noun /ˈrɒstrəm/ /ˈrɑːstrəm/ (plural rostrums, rostra /ˈrɒstrə/ /ˈrɑːstrə/ ) jump to other results enlarge image a small raised platform that a person stands on to make a speech, conduct music, receive a prize, etc. synonym podium (1) He climbed on to the winner’s rostrum. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘beak’ (from rodere ‘gnaw’). The word was originally used (at first in the plural rostra) to denote part of the Forum in Rome, which was decorated with the beaks of captured galleys, and was used as a platform for public speakers.
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