Definition

1. Noun:
   • A raised platform for speaking: A physical structure, often in a public place like a hall, square, or stadium, where a person stands to address an audience.
   • A forum or platform (figurative): A medium or opportunity for expressing opinions and ideas publicly, such as a newspaper column, a television program, or an online space.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhà diễn thuyết bước lên diễn đài. (The orator stepped up to the rostrum.)
  • Tờ báo này là diễn đài cho tiếng nói của thanh niên. (This newspaper is a forum for the voice of the youth.)
  • Anh ấy đã sử dụng bài phát biểu như một diễn đài để trình bày quan điểm chính trị của mình. (He used the speech as a platform to present his political views.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "diễn đài" is considered somewhat formal and can sound slightly dated when referring to a physical speaking platform. Modern Vietnamese often uses "bục phát biểu" (speaking podium) for the physical structure.
• Its figurative meaning as a "forum" or "platform" for discussion is more common in contemporary usage, especially in formal or journalistic contexts (e.g., - economic forum, - online forum). Note: "diễn đàn" is now the standard and more frequent word for "forum."

Variants and Related Words

• Diễn đàn (n): Forum, discussion platform. This is the modern and primary word for an arena of public discussion, both physical and virtual.
• Bục phát biểu (n): Speaking podium/lectern. The common term for the physical stand a speaker uses.
• Bục (n): Podium, platform (a more general term).

Synonyms

• Bục (n): Podium, platform.
• Diễn đàn (n): Forum.
• Nơi công bố (n): Place for announcement/declaration.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Lên diễn đài: To take the podium/to take to a public forum. This phrase can be used both literally (to step onto a stage) and figuratively (to express views publicly).
  • Lần đầu tiên bà ấy lên diễn đài quốc tế. (It was her first time taking the podium on an international stage / addressing an international forum.)

1. (cũ) Speaker's platform,pulpit,rostrum