anecdoteとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Late 17^th c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).

Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊt/

名詞

anecdote (複数形 anecdotes)

1. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
2. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
3. A previously untold secret account of an incident.

派生語

動詞

anecdote (三人称単数 現在形 anecdotes, 現在分詞 anecdoting, 過去形および過去分詞形 anecdoted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
   • 1879, Eustace Clare Grenville Murray, That Artful Vicar

     They were all men of the same set, knowing one another intimately, and knowing the same people; so they fell to talking and anecdoting in such pleasant wise that dinner-time approached […]

   • 1986, Elliot L. Gilbert, Best Short Stories from the California Quarterly, 1971-1985 (page 101)

     Bob anecdoted the circus he and Jimmy had seen that afternoon.

アナグラム

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