Keep someone posted

Keep someone posted 意為「不斷向某人提供最新資訊、消息;隨時告訴某人最新的情況;讓某人隨時知道最新的情況」,與 keep someone informed 同義。這個口語的起源不可考,可能與 post 的動詞和名詞意思都有關係。Post 當動詞用時是指「在柱子上張貼公告」,這是中古世紀常見的作法;post 當名詞用時意為「郵件」,早期的郵務系統都是由「郵差」沿途駐紮和送信。這兩種措施的概念都是在分享當前相關的訊息。

例句:

  • I’ll keep you posted on anything that happens while you’re away on a business trip to Japan. (在你去日本出差期間,我會隨時告訴你最新的情況)
  • The company promised to keep employees posted about the situation. (公司保證讓員工知道最新的情況)
  • Linda asked them to keep her informed about the sales of her novel. (琳達要求他們把她小說的銷售狀況隨時告訴她)