platform/'plætfɔːm $ -fɔːrm/

n.

➊ a raised structure for people to stand on when making a speech

➋ the raised place where you get on and off a train

n. [C]

➊ 讲台：The teacher stood on the platform in the front of the classroom. 老师站在教室前部的讲台上。

➋ 站台：The train for Hangzhou leaves from Platform 2. 前往杭州的列车停靠第二站台。

构词plat (=flat) + form

同根 format; inform; perform; reform; transform; uniform