memo
メモ
解説 Definition
memo は、短い連絡文や覚え書きという意味です。日本語の「メモ」は個人的な走り書きにも広く使いますが、英語の memo は職場などの短い通知文を指すことがよくあります。
A memo is a short written message or document used to communicate information within an organization, especially a workplace. It commonly announces a decision, explains a policy, records important points, or gives instructions to a particular group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
memo は memorandum の短縮形で、memory「記憶」と同じく「覚えておく」という核を持ちます。英語では個人的な走り書きより、職場で回す短い連絡文を指すことが多く、write a memo、a memo from the manager、an internal memo が典型です。日本語の「メモ」より公的な文書寄り、と覚えましょう。
Memo is a shortened form of memorandum, and both connect naturally with memory: a memo preserves or communicates something that people need to remember. In English, imagine a short workplace document rather than only a private scribble in a notebook. Common combinations include write a memo, a memo from the manager, an internal memo, and a memo explaining a new schedule. This helps separate the English use from the broader Japanese loanword メモ, which can mean almost any quick personal note. A memo usually has an organizational audience and a practical purpose such as informing, recording, or instructing.
例文
I wrote a short memo after the meeting.
会議のあとで短いメモを書きました。
Please read the memo from the manager.
部長からのメモを読んでください。
The memo explains the new schedule.
そのメモには新しい予定が説明されています。
memo の類義語・関連語
memo の語源・成り立ち Etymology
memo は memorandum の短縮で、語源はラテン語 memorare「思い出させる」と memor「覚えている」にあります。『思い出すためのもの』がそのまま意味になり、memory や memorial も同じ記憶の語根を持ちます。
Memo is an abbreviation of memorandum, a Latin word meaning “something to be remembered.” Memorandum is the neuter gerundive of memorare, “to bring to mind” or “mention,” and is related to Latin memor, “mindful” or “remembering.” English adopted memorandum for a written reminder or record, especially in business and official contexts, and shortened it to memo in the late nineteenth century. Memory, memorial, and memorable share the same broader Latin root concerning remembrance.
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