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parenthetical

/par-uhn-thet-i-kuhl/US // ˌpær ənˈθɛt ɪ kəl //

括号内,括号内的,旁白,括号内的内容

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
    • : characterized by the use of parentheses.

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Examples

  • [parenthetical in original] This was in a little document called the Road Map to Peace.

  • The task for Muslims, I believe, is to rid our community of these parenthetical phrases.

  • The problem emerges with parenthetical phrases that are now inserted into the translation.

  • Asused here in its demonstrative meaning, to introduce a parenthetical clause.

  • The times are changed, now most readers require parenthetical elucidation after each name except that of Chopin.

  • These transitions also serve another purpose, namely, to indicate an interpolated or parenthetical idea.

  • This passage contains the striking addition of the parenthetical explanation .

  • "Commonly called rullochs," put in Mr. Bouncer, as a parenthetical correction, or marginal note on Mr. Verdant Green's words.