commentary

実況、解説

出来事を言葉で説明すること。テレビやラジオで進行中に伝えることが多い。

やさしい英語で： Spoken comments that describe and explain an event, often as it happens on television or radio.

• We listened to the football commentary.
• Her live commentary helped us follow the race.
• He gave a running commentary on everything we did.

使い方： commentary on something (The radio provides commentary on the match.)

類義語： description, narration

よく使う表現： live commentary, football commentary, running commentary

記録、覚書

出来事を覚えておくために、手早く書くことの多い短い記録。

やさしい英語で： A short written record of events, often made quickly to help someone remember them.

• He wrote a commentary after the battle.
• Her commentaries recorded the events of each journey.
• The historian found a brief commentary among his papers.

使い方： commentary on something (He wrote a brief commentary on the campaign.)

類義語： account, record, memorandum

よく使う表現： brief commentary, written commentary, commentary on something