bully pulpit

短语

n. 天字第一号讲坛（白宫）

发音

UK /ˌbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt/
UK /-ˈpʌl-/
US /ˌbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt/
US /-ˈpʌl-/
US /-ˈpəlpət/

词形变化

bully pulpits 复数 bully pulpits

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An advantageous position from which to express one's views, especially a political office.

    美国 政治

    “The only option is to continue raising the issue, making it a political fight and using the bully pulpit to get more attention,” the [White House] source said.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

public office

词源

From bully (“(US, slang) very good”) + pulpit (“raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker”), said to have been coined by the United States President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) who used the term to refer to his office, by which he meant a terrific platform from which one can advocate an agenda: see the 1909 quotation.

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