- (British English) (also dashboard British and North American English, informal dash especially in North American English)
the part of a car in front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it （汽车上的）仪表板 - (also fascia board)
a board on the roof of a house, at the end of the rafters 封檐板；挑口板 - (British English)
a board above the entrance of a shop, with the name of the shop on it （商店入口上方的）招牌 the hard cover on a mobile phone 手机盖
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘band, door frame’.