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。
〈北美〉 诵经台。
a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building
(建筑物的)基座,台基。
a projecting lower structure around the base of a tower block
(高层建筑的)墩座。
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。
"mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek