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源自拉丁语 'rostrum'(意为鸟喙或船首),古罗马广场的演讲台装饰有战船船首而得名。
❶ 指用于演讲或表演的凸起平台,通常设在观众前方。常见于会议厅、剧院等场所,演讲者站在上面以便被更多人看到。
“The speaker stepped onto the rostrum and began his address.”
(演讲者走上讲台,开始他的演讲。)
“A golden microphone was placed on the rostrum for the ceremony.”
(仪式用的金色麦克风被放置在讲台上。)
❶ 在动物学中,指某些动物(如昆虫或甲壳类)头部向前突出的部分,形似鸟喙。
“The weevil's rostrum is used for boring into grains.”
(象鼻虫的喙状部用于钻入谷物。)
“Scientists studied the rostrum structure of the ancient fish fossil.”
(科学家研究了古鱼化石的喙部结构。)
take the rostrum — 指某人走上讲台准备发言或表演,常用于正式场合的描述。
“The award winner took the rostrum to express her gratitude.”
(获奖者登上讲台表达她的感激之情。)
rostrum camera — 安装在赛车或飞机前端的小型摄像机,用于拍摄第一视角画面。
“The rostrum camera gave viewers a driver's-eye view of the race.”
(车头摄像机让观众以驾驶员视角观看比赛。)