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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ped·es·tal
\\ˈpe-dəs-təl\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall DATE 1563 1. a. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column — see column illustration b. the base of an upright structure 2. base , foundation 3. a position of esteem
transitive verb (-taled or -talled ; -tal·ing or -tal·ling) DATE 1648 : to place on or furnish with a pedestal English Etymology pedestal 1563, "base supporting a column, statue, etc.," from M.Fr .piédestal (1547), from It. piedistallo "base of a pillar," from pie"foot" + di "of" + stallo "stall, place, seat." Spelling in Eng.influenced by L. pedem "foot." Fig. sense of put (someone) on a pedestal "regard as highly admirable" is attested from 1859.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pedestal ped·es·tal / 5pedistl / noun the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on (柱子或雕塑等的)底座,基座: a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column) 有底座的洗脸池 I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal. 我小心地把花瓶放回基座上。 IDIOMS ▪ to put / place sb on a 'pedestal to admire sb so much that you do not see their faults 把某人奉为完人；盲目崇拜某人 ⇨ more at knock v. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ped·es·tal I. \ˈpedə̇stəl\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall 1. a. : the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column consisting of base, dado, and surbase moldings b. : the base of an upright structure (as a statue, vase, lamp, harp) < a pedestal worthy of a storyteller's statue — Van Wyck Brooks > c. : a supporting part (as of a table or kneehole desk) d. : pivot stand e. : a cone or column of ice that supports or has supported a boulder or block of rock : pedestal rock 2. a. : the supporting base or foundation of something intangible < pedigree was the pedestal of the British constitution — Wilfrid Lawson > b. : an elevated plane : position of esteem < places him … on a pedestal — E.V.Buckholder > < shown off his pedestal … as the members of his family group saw him — Dorothy C. Fisher > 3. a. : a guide in the frame or truck of a car or locomotive that slides against the sides of the journal box and holds it in place as the body rides on the springs b. Britain : an axle guard of a railroad car 4. a. : a separate bearing or pillow block; also : a housing for a bearing or pillow block b. : a metal support that carries one end of a bridge truss or girder and transmits the load it receives to the top of a pier or abutment 5. : the strength of the television signal on which the synchronizing signal is superimposed corresponding to black or slightly blacker than black in the picture II. transitive verb (pedestaled or pedestalled ; pedestaled or pedestalled ; pedestaling or pedestalling ; pedestals) 1. : to place on or furnish with a pedestal < the pride of the … collections stands pedestalled in an alcove — Aldous Huxley > 2. : to elevate in position : exalt < desired not to be … pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd — John Buchan > |
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