recount
意味一覧 (2件)
詳しく語る
解説 Definition
recount は、見聞きした出来事や自分の経験を、時間の流れや細部がわかるように語り直す動詞です。事故の経緯、旅の思い出、会議で起きたことなどを、やや改まって聞き手に伝える場面で使います。
Recount means to tell someone about an event or experience in detail. It is used when you describe what happened in order, often so the listener can understand the situation clearly. People often recount accidents, trips, meetings, or personal memories in a careful and slightly formal way.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この動詞の recount は、票を数え直す名詞とは違い、出来事の場面を一つずつ拾い上げて語る感じで覚えると自然です。recount what happened, recount an incident, recount memories のように、記憶をたどって順序や描写を補いながら話す語です。chat より整理された語り、report より個人的な回想にも使えます。
Think of this verb recount as going through an event piece by piece and telling it again. In phrases like recount what happened, recount an incident, and recount memories, the idea is to follow your memory and add the order and details. It sounds more organized than chat and can feel more personal than report.
例文
She recounted the whole incident to the police.
彼女はその出来事の一部始終を警察に詳しく話した。
At dinner, my grandfather recounted stories from his childhood.
夕食の席で祖父は子ども時代の思い出を詳しく語った。
The article recounts how the team solved the problem step by step.
その記事は、チームがどう問題を解決したのかを順を追って詳しく伝えている。
再集計
(意味 2)解説 Definition
名詞 recount は、すでに出た数や票を公式にもう一度数え直すことです。特に選挙で僅差や異議がある場合に、投票用紙や票数を再確認する手続きを指し、単なる追加の counting とは異なります。
A recount is a second counting of votes, numbers, or items to check that the first result was correct. It is most commonly used in elections when the result is close or disputed. The word is mainly used as a formal noun in official situations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
re-「再び」+ count「数える」と見れば、名詞 recount の中心は「数え直し」です。ニュースでは election recount, vote recount, ballot recount の形で出やすく、a recount was requested / ordered のように、候補者や当局が結果確認のために求める手続きとして使われます。動詞の「詳しく話す」と同形ですが、選挙・票・集計が近くにあればこの意味です。
Start with `count`, then add `re-`, meaning "again." That makes `recount` easy to store as "count again." It appears a lot with `votes`, `ballots`, and `elections`, especially when the result is very close. Be careful: as a verb, `recount` can also mean "tell a story again," so context matters.
例文
A recount was ordered due to the close election results.
接戦の選挙結果のため、再集計が命じられました。
The recount confirmed the original vote count.
再集計は元の票数を確認しました。
Manual recount of the ballots took several days.
投票用紙の手動再集計は数日かかりました。
recount の語源・成り立ち Etymology
recount は古フランス語 conter「語る、数える」に由来し、さらにラテン語 computare「数える」にさかのぼります。数え上げる感覚から、出来事を順に語る意味も発達しました。
Recount comes from Old French conter, which meant "to tell" or "to count." It goes back further to Latin computare, meaning "to count." From the idea of counting things one by one, the word also developed the meaning of telling events one by one in order.
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