motto

モットー、座右の銘

個人や集団が信じることや行動の指針を表す短い言葉。

やさしい英語で： A short saying that expresses what a person or group believes or tries to follow.

• Our school motto is 'Always try.'
• She lives by the motto 'Be kind.'
• The club adopted a new motto last year.

類義語： maxim, saying

よく使う表現： school motto, personal motto, live by a motto, adopt a motto

座右の銘、モットー

自分の信念や生き方の指針を表す短い言葉。

やさしい英語で： A short saying that expresses what you believe or how you try to live.

• My motto is to keep trying.
• She lives by the motto that kindness matters.
• What motto helps you through difficult days?

類義語： slogan, maxim

よく使う表現： personal motto, my motto, live by something’s motto

紋章の標語

家系や組織の紋章に添えられる短い言葉。

やさしい英語で： A short saying displayed with a family’s or organization’s coat of arms.

• The family motto appears below the shield.
• Several old mottos were written in Latin.
• The herald added a motto to the coat of arms.

類義語： device

よく使う表現： family motto, heraldic motto, motto on something