单词 | idiot lights |
释义 | idiot /idˈi-ət or idˈyət/noun
ORIGIN: Fr, from L idiōta, from Gr idiōtēs a private person, ordinary person, one who holds no public office or has no professional knowledge, from idios own, private idˈiocy /-ə-si/ or (rare) idˈiotcy noun
idiotic /-otˈik/ or idiotˈical adjective
idiotˈically adverb idˈiotish adjective Idiotic idˈiotism noun
idiot board noun A mechanical device used to prompt a speaker or performer on television, an autocue idiot box noun (slang) A television set idiot card noun A large card with words, etc, for the same purpose as an idiot board idiot light noun (N American informal) A light that comes on, eg on the dashboard of a car, when a fault is detected idˈiot-proof adjective (of a tool, device, machine, method of working, etc) so simple that even an idiot cannot make a mistake idiot tape noun (computing) A continuous unjustified tape for controlling a typesetting or filmsetting machine, which contains only paragraph break signals and needs processing to suit a particular page size |
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