parenthesis
noun /pəˈrenθəsɪs/
/pəˈrenθəsɪs/
(plural parentheses
/pəˈrenθəsiːz/
/pəˈrenθəsiːz/
)- a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes.
插入语 - in parenthesis I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists.
我补充一句，我怀疑这样一个地方是否存在。 - I should say, in parenthesis, that these figures cannot always be trusted.
我要附带说一句，这些数字不可全信。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- in parenthesis
- in parenthesis I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists.
- (formal or North American English) (British English bracket, round bracket)[usually plural] either of a pair of marks, ( ) placed around extra information in a piece of writing or part of a problem in mathematics
括号 - in parentheses Irregular forms are given in parentheses.
不规则形式标注在括号内。
Topics Languageb2- The numbers outside the parentheses are the sales figures.
括号外的数字是销售数字。 - The words in parentheses should be deleted.
括号内的字应该删掉。 - The prices are given in parentheses.
价格在括号内。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + parentheses- enclose something in parentheses
- give something in parentheses
- put something in parentheses
- …
- in parentheses
- inside parentheses
- within parentheses
- …
- in parentheses Irregular forms are given in parentheses.
词源mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from parentithenai ‘put in beside’.