词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

pedestal 强调pedestal 指支撑雕像或物体的基座,pedestrian 则侧重pedestrian 指步行的人

使用场景对比

对比方面pedestalpedestrian
核心含义pedestal 指支撑雕像或物体的基座,也比喻将某人或某物置于崇高地位。pedestrian 指步行的人,也可形容事物平淡无奇或与行人相关的。
词性名词形容词、名词
使用语域常用介词 on 表示“在基座上”,如 place on a pedestal;用 from 表示“从基座上”,如 fall from one's pedestal。作为名词时,常用于描述交通场景中的行人,如 'The pedestrian crossed the street.';作为形容词时,多修饰名词,表示平淡或与行人相关,如 'pedestrian safety'。

对比例句

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She placed the vase on a marble pedestal in the living room.

她把花瓶放在客厅的大理石基座上。

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Many fans put celebrities on a pedestal, ignoring their flaws.

许多粉丝把名人捧上神坛,忽视他们的缺点。

pedestrian

The pedestrian waited for the green light before crossing the road.

行人等到绿灯亮起才过马路。

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This movie is too pedestrian; it lacks exciting scenes.

这部电影太平淡了,缺乏激动人心的场面。

常见误用提醒

使用 pedestal:He put the book on the pedestal table. → He put the book on the pedestal desk. (pedestal 修饰 desk 时指“基座式书桌”,是固定搭配;table 通常不与 pedestal 搭配表示家具,易造成歧义。)

使用 pedestal:She is on the pedestal of her career. → She is at the peak of her career. (pedestal 比喻“崇高地位”时,多用于 put/place on a pedestal 句型,不直接与 be 动词连用表示状态;应用 peak、height 等词。)

使用 pedestrian:I am a pedestrian to go to school. → I walk to school as a pedestrian. (错误用法中 'pedestrian' 被误用作动词或副词;正确用法应作为名词或形容词,描述步行状态。)