Word
footstall
/ˈfjtstɔːl/
noun
底座；台座；柱脚
an architectural base or support for a column, statue, etc.
- 1.
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
柱基；柱脚；(雕像等的)基座
柱基；柱脚；(雕像等的)基座；柱子的座坐或台座
In use
The sculptor placed the bronze statue on a stone footstall in the museum courtyard.
Each column rests on a footstall that protects it from ground moisture.
Restorers cleaned the carved footstall before lifting the old column back into place.
footstall of [structure]
常用于描述建筑中柱子或雕像的底座。
The footstall of the Greek temple was elaborately decorated.
希腊神庙的柱基装饰精美。
place [object] on a footstall
表示将某物置于底座上。
They placed the column on a stone footstall.
他们把柱子放在石质柱基上。
rest on a footstall
The statue rests on a marble footstall.
雕像安放在大理石台座上。
Common mistakes
The column is footstalled on the ground.The column is placed on a footstall.
footstall 是名词，不是动词。中文学生可能受汉语影响，误将名词用作动词，应使用动词短语 "placed on a footstall"。
Rest your feet on the footstall.Rest your feet on the footstool.
footstall 指建筑中的柱基或台座，而 footstool 是搁脚凳。两者拼写相近但意义不同，此处应为 footstool。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.