E聊吧第263期:誰來做會議記錄

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本期節目的topic:記錄

Who is going to take the minutes?誰來做會議記錄？

講解:名詞minute，除了“分鐘”的含義之外，還有一個很常用的意思，“備忘錄，筆記”。當以複數形式minutes出現時，則專指“會議記錄”。用作這個含義的minute，還可以作動詞用。

【名詞】The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it.會議記錄

【例句】

He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.
他一直在看上次會議的記錄。

【動詞】When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it.做會議記錄

You don't need to minute that.
你不必記錄那些。