Short, quick notes — a few words written down in a hurry so you will not forget something, rather than anything finished or organised.

Short, quick notes簡短、隨手的筆記 a few words written down in a hurry匆忙間寫下的幾個字 so you will not forget something好讓你不會忘記某件事 rather than anything finished or organised而不是什麼完整或有條理的東西

The word almost always appears in the plural: you speak of your jottings, not of a jotting.

The word almost always appears in the plural這個字幾乎總是用複數 you speak of your jottings你會說你的jottings not of a jotting而不是單一的a jotting

It carries a feeling of modesty, so writers use it about their own work to make it sound small and unpolished — 'these are just a few jottings' — even when the notes turn out to be valuable. That modest tone means it turns up quite often in the titles of books and columns made of short pieces.

It carries a feeling of modesty它帶有一種謙虛的語氣 so writers use it about their own work所以作者會用它來說自己的作品 to make it sound small and unpolished讓它聽起來不起眼、沒有打磨過 'these are just a few jottings'像「這些只是幾筆jottings」 even when the notes turn out to be valuable即使這些筆記其實很有價值 That modest tone這種謙虛的語氣 means it turns up quite often讓它常常出現 in the titles of books and columns made of short pieces在由短文組成的書籍和專欄標題裡

It is more British than American and a little literary or old-fashioned; in ordinary speech, on either side of the Atlantic, most people would just say 'notes'.

It is more British than American這個字比較英式而不是美式 and a little literary or old-fashioned而且帶點文學味或老派 in ordinary speech在日常口語裡 on either side of the Atlantic不管是大西洋哪一邊 most people would just say 'notes'大多數人就直接說notes