英语词汇“parenthesis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(pərenθəsɪs)

Word forms: plural parentheses (pərenθəsiːz)

1. countable noun [usually plural]

Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.)

2. countable noun

A parenthesis is a remark that is made in the middle of a piece of speech or writing, and which gives a little more information about the subject being discussed.

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parenthesis in British English

(pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs)

nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc

2. Also called: bracket

either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions

an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval

4. in parenthesis

Derived forms

parenthetic (ˌpærənˈθɛtɪk) or parenthetical (ˌparenˈthetical)

adjective

parenthetically (ˌparenˈthetically)

adverb

Word origin

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: something placed in besides, from parentithenai, from para-1 + en-2 + tithenai to put

parenthesis in American English

(pəˈrɛnθəsɪs)

nounWord forms: plural paˈrentheˌses (pəˈrɛnθəˌsiz)

an additional word, clause, etc. placed as an explanation or comment within an already complete sentence: in writing or printing it is usually marked off by curved lines, dashes, or commas

either or both of the curved lines, ( ), used to mark off parenthetical words, etc.or to enclose mathematical or logical symbols that are to be treated as a single term

an episode or incident, often an irrelevant one; interlude

Word origin

LL < Gr < parentithenai, to put beside < para-, beside (see para-1) + entithenai, to insert < en-, in + tithenai, to put, place: see do1

Examples of 'parenthesis' in a sentence
parenthesis

It was short and full of those colons and parenthesis things that denote smiles or indigestion.

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parenthesis

British English: parenthesis NOUN

Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.)

American English: parenthesis
Brazilian Portuguese: parêntese
Chinese: 括号
European Spanish: paréntesis
French: parenthèse
German: Klammer
Italian: parentesi
Japanese: 丸括弧
Korean: 괄호
European Portuguese: parêntese
Latin American Spanish: paréntesis

单词	parenthesis
释义	Trends of parenthesis View usage for: parenthesis (pərenθəsɪs) Word forms: plural parentheses (pərenθəsiːz) 1. countable noun [usually plural] Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.) 2. countable noun A parenthesis is a remark that is made in the middle of a piece of speech or writing, and which gives a little more information about the subject being discussed. 3. See in parenthesis parenthesis in British English (pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc 2. Also called: bracket either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions 3. an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval 4. in parenthesis Derived forms parenthetic (ˌpærənˈθɛtɪk) or parenthetical (ˌparenˈthetical) adjective parenthetically (ˌparenˈthetically) adverb Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek: something placed in besides, from parentithenai, from para-1 + en-2 + tithenai to put parenthesis in American English (pəˈrɛnθəsɪs) nounWord forms: plural paˈrentheˌses (pəˈrɛnθəˌsiz) 1. an additional word, clause, etc. placed as an explanation or comment within an already complete sentence: in writing or printing it is usually marked off by curved lines, dashes, or commas 2. either or both of the curved lines, ( ), used to mark off parenthetical words, etc.or to enclose mathematical or logical symbols that are to be treated as a single term 3. an episode or incident, often an irrelevant one; interlude Word origin LL < Gr < parentithenai, to put beside < para-, beside (see para-1) + entithenai, to insert < en-, in + tithenai, to put, place: see do1 Examples of 'parenthesis' in a sentence parenthesis It was short and full of those colons and parenthesis things that denote smiles or indigestion. Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003) Word lists with parenthesis figure of speech In other languages parenthesis British English: parenthesis NOUN Parentheses are a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.) American English: parenthesis Brazilian Portuguese: parêntese Chinese: 括号 European Spanish: paréntesis French: parenthèse German: Klammer Italian: parentesi Japanese: 丸括弧 Korean: 괄호 European Portuguese: parêntese Latin American Spanish: paréntesis
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