单词 | idiot sheet |
释义 | > as lemmasidiot sheet idiot sheet n. colloquial = idiot board n.; also: a sheet of paper with a similar function. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > improvement of memory, mnemonics > [noun] > memory aid > prompting board idiot board1952 idiot sheet1952 cue card1954 memory board1955 idiot card1957 1952 Changing Times Mar. 34 That blizzard head in the new strip show was looking so hard at the idiot sheet that she bumped into the gobo and made a big womp. 1962 R. Bretz Techniques Television Production 487 When cue cards first came into use for full script purposes, they were known derisively as ‘idiot sheets’. 1996 Weekend Austral. (Brisbane) (Nexis) 10 Aug. 48 Many of television's most celebrated names are utter dimwits, entirely dependent on the autocue, the prompting voice in the earpiece, the idiot sheets waving beneath the lens. 2001 J. Vigor Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat ii. ix. 107 That's where an idiot sheet can be of such great help. Simply note all the steps you take in working out a sight and write them down on one page with spaces for all your observations and reckonings. < as lemmas |
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