Definition of idiot board in US English:
idiot board
(also idiot card)
nounˈidēət ˌbô(ə)rdˈɪdiət ˌbɔ(ə)rd
informal A board displaying a television script to a speaker as an aid to memory.
〈非正式〉（电视台的）台词提示板
Example sentencesExamples
- With Peter, I was slightly worried because I had heard stories from friends who worked on the Harry Potter films about Richard Harris being [drunk], having to have huge idiot boards and earpieces, and having had temper tantrums.
- It's so predictable, you expect idiot cards - LAUGH, FEEL MUSHY, APPLAUD - to flash across the screen.
- ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ plays on the soundtrack, while a flawlessly deadpan Dylan holds up idiot cards with phrases from the lyrics scrawled on them, so you can get the message.