shorthand

略称、簡略表現

複雑な考えを短く表す方法や、複雑なことを簡単に行う方法。

やさしい英語で： A short way of expressing an idea or doing something more complicated.

• We use initials as shorthand.
• That label is shorthand for a much more complex idea.
• Her raised eyebrow was shorthand for disagreement.

使い方： shorthand for something (The phrase became shorthand for the whole political movement.)

類義語： abbreviation, short form

よく使う表現： shorthand for something, convenient shorthand, use as shorthand

速記

文字や単語を全部書く代わりに、特別な記号を使って速く書く方法。

やさしい英語で： A fast way of writing using special signs instead of full letters or words.

• She writes in shorthand.
• The reporter took shorthand notes during the interview.
• Can you read this old shorthand notebook?

類義語： stenography

反対語： longhand

よく使う表現： write in shorthand, shorthand notes, learn shorthand

省略した、簡略化した

物事をより短く、簡単に表したり説明したりする。

やさしい英語で： Expressing or describing something in a shorter, simpler way.

• That is a shorthand description.
• The report uses a shorthand label for each group.
• These shorthand expressions save space but can confuse readers.

類義語： abbreviated, shortened, simplified

反対語： unabridged

よく使う表現： shorthand description, shorthand expression, shorthand notation