pedestal
n
1 base of a column 柱脚; 柱基.
2 base on which a statue or some other piece of sculpture stands (雕像等的)基座. =>illus 见插图. 3(idm 习语) knock sb off his pedestal/perch => knock2.place, etc sb on a `pedestal admire sb greatly, esp without noticing his faults 崇拜某人(尤指盲目地).