anecdote
逸話
解説 Definition
anecdote は、ある出来事や人物についての短い逸話を意味します。この語は inflected_form とされていますが、anecdote 自体は名詞の基本形で、複数形は anecdotes です。
An anecdote is a short, usually interesting or amusing account of a real person, event, or personal experience. It is often used in conversation, speeches, or writing to illustrate a broader point or make an idea easier to understand.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
anecdote は人物や出来事について語る「短い逸話」で、tell an anecdote、a funny anecdote、begin with an anecdote が典型です。単なる joke と違い、実際の人物・経験に結び付く小話で、論点を身近にする働きもあります。見出し語自体が名詞の基本形で、複数形は語尾に -s を付けた anecdotes です。
Think of an anecdote as a small story attached to a real person, event, or experience. Common patterns are tell an anecdote, a funny anecdote, and begin with an anecdote. Unlike a joke, whose main purpose is usually laughter, an anecdote often illustrates a point or helps an audience understand an issue through a concrete example. The headword anecdote is already the basic singular noun, despite its database label. Its regular plural is anecdotes, formed simply by adding -s; the final e remains in the spelling.
例文
She told an anecdote about her first day at work.
彼女は仕事初日の逸話を話しました。
The book begins with a funny anecdote.
その本は面白い逸話から始まります。
His anecdote helped the audience understand the problem.
彼の逸話は聴衆がその問題を理解する助けになりました。
anecdote の類義語・関連語
anecdote の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語anecdoteを経て、ギリシャ語anekdota「未刊のものたち」に由来する。an-「否定」+ ek-「外へ」+ dotos「与えられた・公表された」で、もとは未公開の話、そこから「逸話」になった。関連語はedition、editor。
English borrowed anecdote through French from Greek anekdota, the neuter plural of anekdotos, meaning “unpublished.” The Greek form combines an- “not,” ek- “out,” and a form related to didonai “to give,” producing the idea of something not given out publicly. The meaning developed from unpublished or secret material to a short, revealing story about a person or event.
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