Lest We Forgetとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the 1897 poem “Recessional” by English writer and poet Rudyard Kipling.

発音

• enPR: lĕst wē fər-gĕt′, (less common) -fôr-; IPA: /lɛst wi fə(ɹ)ˈɡɛt/, (less common) /-fɔː(ɹ)-/
• ハイフネーション: lest we for‧get

間投詞

lest we forget

1. Used in ceremonies and memorials as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
   1. (UK and Canada) Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
   2. (Australia and New Zealand) Used on Anzac Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who died in World War I.

使用する際の注意点

In Australian Remembrance Day usage, it is voiced as a responsory following a reading of the “Ode of Remembrance”.

参考

• “Lest We Forget”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.
• “lest we forget, phr.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.