summary

要約、概要

長い話や文章の要点を短くまとめたもの。

やさしい英語で： A short spoken or written version that gives the main points of something longer.

• Please write a short summary.
• He gave me a summary of the meeting.
• The chapter summaries helped me remember the story.

使い方： a summary of something (She gave us a summary of the report.)

類義語： overview, outline, abstract

よく使う表現： a brief summary, summary of something, write a summary, a short summary

要約した、簡潔な

細かい説明を省き、要点だけを示す。

やさしい英語で： Giving only the main points, without many details.

• She prepared a summary report.
• The table gives summary information about each region.
• We received a summary account of the meeting.

類義語： brief, concise, condensed

反対語： detailed

よく使う表現： summary report, summary account, summary information, summary table

略式の、即決の

通常の規則や手順を省いて、すばやく行われる。

やさしい英語で： Done quickly, without following the usual rules or steps.

• He faced summary dismissal.
• The prisoners were threatened with summary execution.
• Workers protested against the summary punishment of their colleagues.

類義語： hasty, peremptory

よく使う表現： summary dismissal, summary execution, summary punishment, summary justice