nut graf

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12:54 Feb 23, 2010
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: nut graf
Definition from EnchantedLearning.com:
The paragraph that contains the core information about the story and tells the reader why the story is important.

Example sentence(s):
  • Nut grafs are especially important for readers who skim the news and don't bother to read entire news articles. STUFF JOURNALISTS LIKE
  • The nut graf is expository writing: After a lead that shows, the nut graf tells. The nut graf is vital because it explains that the story is not about an isolated incident, but that many people are affected. Worldmag
  • The nut graf also benefits the writer. By organizing the thinking about what makes the story important, the nut graf will give the writer a structure and organization that will allow the story to flow naturally from one theme to another. Write Stuff
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4テーマを示す段落
Yasutomo Kanazawa
3要約段落
Mika Shikase


  

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テーマを示す段落


Definition from 雑誌記事ではnut graphを探そう:
nut graph(nut graf)とは、"in a nutshell" paragraph(要点が書いてある段落)の略です。

Example sentence(s):
  • この業界でナットグラフ(nut graph)と呼ばれている、リード文に続いて記事のテーマを簡潔に示す部分を見ると、Mossberg氏は「欠点と抜け落ちた機能がいくつかあるが、全体的に見て、iPhoneは美しく画期的なハンドヘルドコンピュータだというのが、われわれの結論だ」と書いている。 - 「iPhone」の使い心地は?--米�  

Explanation:
Wikipediaの英語版によると、Nut graphと綴られており、その他の綴り方としてnut graf, nut 'graph, nutgraph, nutgrafがあります。Nutshell paragraphの略で、ネットで検索してもnut graphの方がnut grafよりも圧倒的にヒット数が多いです。また、nut grafを日本語版で検索しても、そのまま訳さずに使用されるか、nut graphで検索しても、提案した要点が書いてある段落という訳の他に、Example sentenceに掲載した記事のテーマを簡潔に示す部分と解説されています。
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 19:31
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要約段落


Definition from own experience or research:
要約段落は文書の要約を示す段落のことです。

Example sentence(s):
  • 「アイテムの要約段落にリンクできます。」 ---オラクル社 『HTMLコンテンツ・レイアウトの代替タグ』についての記事より。 - Oracle Application Server Portal  

Explanation:
nutshell(e.g., "in a nutshell")という場合、「テーマ」「主題」よりもう少し幅広い要旨、骨子(gist)までを含むと思われますので、「要約」という言葉を選びました。
Mika Shikase
Japan
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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