| 释义 |
parenthesis/pəˈrenθisis/n. (pl. parentheses /-si:z/) 1a a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, and usu. marked off by brackets or dashes or commas 插入成分；插入词(常置于括号内或以破折号或逗号隔开) b (in pl. 用复数) a pair of round brackets used for this 圆括号 2 an interlude or interval 插曲；间歇 □ in parenthesis as a parenthesis or afterthought 作为插入成分；附加上；在圆括号内 [Late Latin from Greek, from parentithēmi ‘put in beside’] |