| 释义 |
pa·ren·the·sis
\pəˈren(t)thəsə̇s\ noun
(plural parenthe·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, action of inserting or interpolating, from parentithenai to insert, interpolate, from para- para- (I) + entithenai to put into, from en- en- (II) + tithenai to place, set — more at do
1.
a. : an amplifying or explanatory comment inserted in a passage to which it may be grammatically unrelated and from which it is usually set off by punctuation (as curved lines, commas, or dashes)
< paused, at the end of this parenthesis, to draw breath — Christopher Isherwood >
b. : a remark or passage that constitutes a departure from the theme of a discourse : digression
2. : interlude, interval
< this sandy parenthesis — Thomas Wood †1950 >
< the fate of mankind is an irrelevancy, a parenthesis of no importance — C.I.Glicksberg >
3.
a. : one or both of the curved marks () used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetic expression : bracket 4c
b. : such a curve used as one of a pair to indicate which operands in a logical or mathematical expression are to be grouped and treated as a unit — compare bracket 4a |