parenthesis
英 [p?'renθ?s?s]
美[p?'r?nθ?s?s]
- n. 插入語,插入成分
- n. 圓括號
- n. 間歇，插曲
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?parentheses;
中文詞源
parenthesis 括號，插入語
para-,在旁，在周圍，en-,進入，使，-thes,放置，詞源同thesis,do.引申詞義插入語，括號。
英文詞源
- parenthesis (n.)
- 1540s, "words, clauses, etc. inserted into a sentence," from Middle French parenthèse (15c.), from Late Latin parenthesis "addition of a letter to a syllable in a word," from Greek parenthesis, literally "a putting in beside," from parentithenai "put in beside," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + en- "in" + tithenai "put, place" (see theme). Sense extension by 1715 from the inserted words to the curved brackets that indicate the words inserted.
A wooden parenthesis; the pillory. An iron parenthesis; a prison. ["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
雙語例句
- 1. In parenthesis, I'd say that there were two aspects to writing you must never lose sight of.
- 插一句，關于寫作，我認為有兩個方面你絕不能忽視。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I should like to mention another point here by way of parenthesis.
- 在這里我想附帶再提一下另外一點.
來自辭典例句
- 3. I should like to mention this by way of parenthesis.
- 我想附帶地提一提這個問題.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Items encapsulated in parenthesis are evaluated first and have the highest precedence.
- 先給包含在括號中的項目賦值,它擁有最高的優(yōu)先權.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. A common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis.
- 一個常見的語法錯誤是省略插入語.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)