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

A footnote is a short bit of extra information that's printed at the bottom of a book's page. Some footnotes cite the authors and titles of the sources the author consulted while researching and writing.

The presence of footnotes usually means you're reading an academic or scholarly work of nonfiction. Your history paper might include footnotes on each page, noting the books, journals, and websites you used for your research. Some contemporary novels have footnotes as well, a complex and playful way for the author to insert extra notes and details. The foot of a page is the bottom, which explains the word footnote.

WORD FAMILY

footnote: footnoted, footnotes, footnoting

USAGE EXAMPLES

Fernyhough does not spend much time on these criticisms, though in a footnote he does concede the scant evidentiary basis of the movement’s claims.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

The fiscal cliff will prove a historical footnote.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

A month after its release, it became a footnote to a sad story when its star, Anton Yelchin, was killed in a bizarre car accident.

The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016)

1n a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

Syn|Hyper

footer

annotation, notation, note

a comment or instruction (usually added)

2v add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

Syn|Hyper

annotate

compose, indite, pen, write

produce a literary work

单词	footnote
释义	footnote (once / 91 pages) nv A footnote is a short bit of extra information that's printed at the bottom of a book's page. Some footnotes cite the authors and titles of the sources the author consulted while researching and writing. The presence of footnotes usually means you're reading an academic or scholarly work of nonfiction. Your history paper might include footnotes on each page, noting the books, journals, and websites you used for your research. Some contemporary novels have footnotes as well, a complex and playful way for the author to insert extra notes and details. The foot of a page is the bottom, which explains the word footnote. WORD FAMILY footnote: footnoted, footnotes, footnoting USAGE EXAMPLES Fernyhough does not spend much time on these criticisms, though in a footnote he does concede the scant evidentiary basis of the movement’s claims. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The fiscal cliff will prove a historical footnote. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) A month after its release, it became a footnote to a sad story when its star, Anton Yelchin, was killed in a bizarre car accident. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a printed note placed below the text on a printed page Syn\|Hyper footer annotation, notation, note a comment or instruction (usually added) 2v add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments Syn\|Hyper annotate compose, indite, pen, write produce a literary work
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