| 单词 | parenthesis |
| 释义 | parenthesis[pə'renθisis]n. 圆括号, 插入语, 附带, 插曲相关词组:by way of parenthesis parenthesis pa.ren.the.sis AHD: [p…-rµn“th¹-s¹s] D.J. [p*6renG!s!s]K.K. [p*6rWnG!s!s]n.（名词） 【复数】 par.en.the.ses[-s¶z”] 缩写 par.,paren.1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( or ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.圆括号，圆括弧：两个直立曲线或其中之一，（或），用于标出解释文字及书写或打印中的限定语或包含一个和、积或其它在数学运算中作为或被当作是一个集体的性质的表达式2. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.插入成份，插入词：在书写中插入的与上下文的语法结构没有关系的限定或补充的词、短语或句子3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.插话，插曲，穿插：与讨论的主题无关的看法；离题话4. An interruption of continuity; an interval:间歇，停顿：连贯的打断；间歇：“This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for—the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing”(&b{Margaret Atwood})“这是我没作准备的事情之一——空闲时间的数量及无所事事的停顿”(玛格丽特·阿特伍德)语源:1. Late Latin [insertion of a letter or syllable in a word] 后期拉丁语 [在单词插入一个字母或音节] 2. from Greek 源自 希腊语 3. from parentithenai [to insert] 源自 parentithenai [插入，穿插] 4. para- [beside] * see para- 1para- [旁，侧] *参见 para-15. en- [in] * see en en- [在…里面] *参见 en 6. tithenai [to put] * see dh¶- tithenai [放，置] *参见 dh¶- |
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