plinth
plinth 英 [plɪnθ] 美 [plɪnθ]
n. 柱基；底座
名词复数:plinths
- If a building has columns, you can call the platform or base on which a column rests a plinth. The plinth typically lies between the column and the ground.
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- n. 柱基；底座
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1. Behind Nike, the bust of Zeus on a plinth.
后面是一尊放置在柱基上的宙斯半身像。
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2. The launch of the work was briefly disrupted by a protestor who climbed on to the plinth carrying a banner saying "Save the children.
一位示威者暂时打断了展示的启动仪式，他爬上基座，高举横幅，上面写着“救救孩子！ 禁止烟草贸易！
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3. London's Trafalgar Square got an unusual new artwork to go alongside its historic sculptures of war heroes and kings Monday -- an empty plinth where members of the public stand for an hour at a time.
伦敦特拉法加广场本周一上演了一场不同寻常的新式艺术秀，除了战争英雄和国王的重要雕像之外，广场上还有一个空基座，数名公众轮流在上面站立一小时。
- plinth (n.) 1610s, from French plinthe (16c.) and directly from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos "brick, squared stone," cognate with Old English flint (see flint).
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