記録
解説 Definition
recordsとは、情報・事実・出来事などを記録したもの、あるいはそのデータの集合体を指す名詞。公的文書、医療記録、業績記録など多様な文脈で使われる。また「最高記録」「レコード」という意味で、スポーツや音楽の場面でも頻繁に用いられる。
Records are stored accounts, documents, or collections of data that preserve information about people, events, transactions, or achievements. The word can also refer to officially recognized best performances, especially in sports.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞 record の複数形で、-s は語末の有声音 /d/ に続くため /z/ と発音する。medical records、financial records のような保存情報と、world records のような最高記録の両方を押さえる。音楽の「レコード」も同じ語だが、ここでは文書・データ・達成記録が中心。
Records is the plural of the noun record, made by adding -s; since the singular ends in the voiced sound /d/, the ending is pronounced /z/. Connect the word with information preserved for later use: hospitals keep medical records, companies retain financial records, and athletes break world records. The common idea is something established and kept as evidence or as a lasting account. Although records can also mean physical music discs, the examples here focus on stored documents, data, and officially measured achievements.
例文
The hospital keeps detailed records of every patient's medical history.
病院はすべての患者の病歴を詳細に記録として保管している。
She broke three world records at the championship.
彼女は選手権で3つの世界記録を塗り替えた。
Financial records must be kept for at least seven years.
財務記録は少なくとも7年間保管しなければならない。
records の類義語・関連語
records の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 recordārī(思い出す)から古フランス語 record を経て英語に。re-(再び)+ cor/cord(心)で「心に再び刻む」が原義。関連語: accord(心を合わせる), cordial(心からの)。記憶を残す行為が「記録」の意味になった。
Records is the plural of record. Record came through Old French from Latin recordari, meaning “to remember” or “call to mind.” It is historically associated with re-, “again,” and cor or cord-, “heart,” reflecting the older idea of bringing something back to the heart or mind. From remembering and recounting, the noun developed the sense of a preserved account or piece of evidence. The plural -s is pronounced /z/ after /d/.
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