Source Word
polite notice
Noun
UK
(UK)
A
heading
commonly
placed
on
certain
notices,
such
as
"no
parking"
notices,
originally
intended
to
be
misread
at
a
glance
as
"police
notice",
thus
imparting
a
spurious
authority,
and
often
using
similar
typography
to
genuine
police
notices;
may
now
be
meant
or
read
literally
by
those
unaware
of
the
original
purpose.
Japanese Meaning
(イギリス発)一部の掲示(例:駐車禁止など)の見出しとして用いられる表現で、本来は誤って「police notice」(警察の通知)と読まれるよう意図され、結果的に虚偽の権威を付与するためのものでした。見出しは実際の警察通知に似たタイポグラフィで表示されることが多く、現在ではその意図を知らない人々によって文字通り「丁寧な通知」と解釈される場合もあります。
Sense(1)
(UK)
A
heading
commonly
placed
on
certain
notices,
such
as
"no
parking"
notices,
originally
intended
to
be
misread
at
a
glance
as
"police
notice",
thus
imparting
a
spurious
authority,
and
often
using
similar
typography
to
genuine
police
notices;
may
now
be
meant
or
read
literally
by
those
unaware
of
the
original
purpose.