bully pulpit

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt/|/-ˈpʌl-/    美 /ˌbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt/|/-ˈpʌl-/|/-ˈpəlpət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An advantageous position from which to express one's views, especially a political office. US
    — He [Theodore Roosevelt] was sitting at his desk reading to us his forthcoming Message. He had just finished a paragraph of a distinctly ethical character, when he suddenly stopped, swung round in his swivel chair, and said: "I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!"

词形变化

bully pulpits plural

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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