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-derivedrostrroot
+
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.