pulpit
n. (教堂中的)講壇,神職人員(教士牧師); 高架操縱檯; (捕鯨船的)標槍舌; 〈英俚〉飛機駕駛員座位
A pulpit is a small raised platform with a rail or barrier around it in a church, where a member of the clergy stands to speak.
1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian.
教堂講壇上動人而華麗的雕刻出自印度人之手.
The pulpit is against horse racing on Sunday.
教士們反對星期天賽馬.
The American presidency is a bully pulpit.
美國總統一職就是天字第一號講壇.
Of course, there are limits to the power of the bully pulpit.
當然, 天字第一號講壇(白宮)的能力有限.
The pews, the pulpit and the altar are of a piece with the simple elegance of the church itself.
長木椅 、 佈道壇和祭壇都與教堂樸素高雅的氣氛一致.