演えん台だい

noun

lectern; speaker's desk

A desk or stand used by a speaker, often with a microphone, for placing notes or a script.

• 演えん台だいの上うえにはマイクと原げん稿こうが置おいてあった。

  A microphone and a script were placed on the lectern.

noun

rostrum; platform

A raised platform or stage for a speaker; often used interchangeably with 演壇.

See also: 演壇

• 彼かれは演えん台だいに上あがり、聴ちょう衆しゅうに向むかって話はなし始はじめた。

  He stepped onto the rostrum and began speaking to the audience.