rostrum

🇬🇧 UK/'rɒstrәm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A raised platform or podium from which a speaker addresses an audience

讲台,演讲台,讲坛

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
rostrroot
+
umsuffix
=rostrum

Common Collocations

  • 1.mount the rostrum登上讲台
  • 2.step up to the rostrum走上讲台
  • 3.podium rostrum演讲台
  • 4.[rostrum speech]讲台发言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The senator stepped up to the rostrum and began her keynote address.

  • 2.

    The conductor raised his baton from the rostrum to signal the orchestra.

  • 3.

    Nervous students often grip the sides of the rostrum to steady themselves.

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