pedestal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ped·es·tal /ˈpedəstəl/ noun [countable] 1 AAAVSthe base on which a pillar or statue stands 〔柱子或雕像的〕基座，台座，柱脚 a Grecian bust on a pedestal 基座上的古希腊胸像2 DHFDHHa solid vertical post that supports something such as a table 〔桌子等的〕支柱 the pedestal of the dentist’s chair 牙医椅子的座墩pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal) 立柱盆3 put/place somebody on a pedestal ADMIREto admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect 非常敬慕某人，把某人当成偶像崇拜 Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens. 女性既受人仰慕又被视为二等公民。
Examples from the Corpus
pedestal• He wanted Asquith on a pedestal and Lloyd George in an isolation hospital.• If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.• Some examples still had a moulded foot pedestal, while others had four short, cast and chased legs.• And Murph will come down from that good-guy pedestal a little.• The reverse process was used to install the launcher on pedestals at the pad.• Goddesses are made from female stones and the pedestal from male stones.Origin pedestal (1500-1600) French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo “foot of the stall”ped·es·tal nounChineseSyllable
the which on or statue Corpus a base pillar
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pedestal
ped‧es‧tal /ˈpedəstəl, ˈpedɪstəl/
noun [countable]
a Grecian bust on a pedestal
2. a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table:
the pedestal of the dentist’s chair
pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)
3. put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect:
Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.
ped‧es‧tal /ˈpedəstəl, ˈpedɪstəl/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo 'foot of the stall'
1. the base on which a pillar or statue stands:Language: French
Origin: piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo 'foot of the stall'
2. a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table:
pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)
3. put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect:
