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词汇 parenthesis
释义 pa·ren·the·sis AHD[pə-rĕnʹthĭ-sĭs] D.J.[pəˈrenθɪsɪs]K.K.[pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs]n.(名词)【复数】 par.en.the.ses[-sēz'] 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
    1. 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
    2. 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
    1. 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"(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)
Etymology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]
    1. from Greek 源自 希腊语
    1. from parentithenai [to insert] 源自 parentithenai [插入,穿插]
    1. para- [beside] * see para- 1para- [旁,侧] * 参见 para-1
    1. en- [in] * see en en- [在…里面] * 参见 en
    1. tithenai [to put] * see dhē- tithenai [放,置] * 参见 dhē-
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