parenthesis
parenthesis
[pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]
(pl. parentheses -siːz)
in parenthesis
[pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]
(pl. parentheses -siːz)
- a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage which is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by brackets, dashes, or commas
插入成分；插入的单词（或句子）
■(一般作 parentheses)a pair of round brackets （） used to include such a word, clause, or sentence
（插入词句用的）圆括号
■an interlude or interval
插曲，间歇
the three months of coalition government were a lamentable political parenthesis.
三个月的联合政府是一段可悲的政治插曲。
in parenthesis
- as a digression or afterthought
作为（离题的）插话；作为事后的想法
- mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from parentithenai 'put in beside'
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