parenthesis

英 [pəˈrenθəsɪs]

美 [pəˈrenθəsɪs]

n.  插入语

复数：parentheses　

TEM8

BNC.22514 / COCA.15481

牛津词典

noun

• 插入语
  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 .
  1. Irregular forms are given in parentheses .
     不规则形式标注在括号内。
• 插入语
  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 .
  1. Irregular forms are given in parentheses .
     不规则形式标注在括号内。

柯林斯词典

• 圆括号
  Parenthesesare a pair of curved marks that you put around words or numbers to indicate that they are additional, separate, or less important. (This sentence is in parentheses.)
• 插入语
  Aparenthesisis a remark that is made in the middle of a piece of speech or writing, and which gives a little more information about the subject being discussed.
• PHRASE 插一句
  You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
  1. In parenthesis, I'd say that there were two aspects to writing you must never lose sight of.
     插一句，关于写作，我认为有两个方面你绝不能忽视。

英英释义

noun

• a message that departs from the main subject
  Synonym:digressionasideexcursusdivagation
• either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

双语例句

• Write a left parenthesis.
  写入左括号。
• There are only two columns in this bin, each represented within the parenthesis.
  这种容器中只有2个列，都在括号中表示。
• In line 11, after the value of variable_X is a closed parenthesis()) highlighted in red.
  在第11行上，变量值X后面是一个用红色突出显示的后圆括号（））。
• The Inbox button still features an unread count ( in parenthesis for the desktop display).
  Inbox按钮仍然提供了未读计数（在桌面显示中被放入括号中）。
• For the sake of discussion, we have assigned a short name to each of the actions ( shown in parenthesis).
  为了讨论方便，我们为每种行为取了个简短的名字（见圆括号中的显示）。
• If it is a function-like macro, it is only expanded if the next token is an left parenthesis.
  如果它是一个类似于函数的宏，则仅当下一个单词为左括号时对其进行展开。
• Do not read the parenthesis.
  不要把插入语读出来。
• So the question is: Do you have to have this space between the if and the parenthesis?
  所以那个问题是：我们在if和括号之间，需不需要空格呢？
• The current paper summarizes the base unit, distribution, mark and rhetoric function of the parenthesis in Chinese.
  文章结合实例概述汉语中插入语的构成单位、分布特征、形式标记和修辞功能。
• Sets/ returns value determining whether argument list pops up when user types open parenthesis after function name.
  设置/返回一个值，该值确定当用户在函数名后键入左括号时参数列表是否弹出。