confirmation

確認通知、確定通知

予約や注文、取り決めが受け入れられ、実行されることを知らせる正式な通知。

やさしい英語で： An official message showing that a booking, order, or arrangement has been accepted and will go ahead.

• Your booking confirmation arrived today.
• Please keep the confirmation email.
• Have you received written confirmation of your appointment?

使い方： confirmation of something (We received confirmation of our hotel reservation.); confirmation that… (I got confirmation that my order had been accepted.)

類義語： acknowledgment

よく使う表現： booking confirmation, confirmation email, written confirmation

確認、裏付け

情報が正しいことや約束が今も有効なことを確かめ、改めて伝えること。

やさしい英語で： Checking or stating again that a statement or promise is true or still agreed.

• We are waiting for confirmation of the report.
• Her email provided confirmation that the promise still stood.
• The editor requested confirmation before publishing the statement.

使い方： confirmation of something (We need confirmation of the minister's statement.); confirmation that… (They sought confirmation that the promise still stood.)

類義語： verification, reaffirmation

よく使う表現： confirmation of something, official confirmation, seek confirmation

堅信礼、堅信式

信仰を公に表明し、教会の一員としての立場を深めるキリスト教の儀式。

やさしい英語で： A Christian ceremony in which someone publicly accepts their faith and becomes a fuller member of the church.

• Her confirmation is next Sunday.
• The bishop led the confirmation ceremony.
• They attended classes to prepare for confirmation.

よく使う表現： confirmation ceremony, confirmation classes, prepare for confirmation