parentheses

英 [pəˈrɛnθɪsiːz]

美 [pəˈrɛnθəˌsiz]

n.  插入语
parenthesis的复数

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。

双语例句

• Parentheses() indicate page number ranges in textbook.
  括号（）中的数字为课本页次。
• Consider using parentheses to improve readability and avoid mistakes because of logical operator precedence.
  考虑使用括号来改善可读性和避免由于逻辑操作符的优先级导致的错误。
• In assembler programming, one or more operation represented by a combination of terms and paired parentheses.
  汇编程序设计中，用项和括号对的组合所代表的一个或多个操作。
• They are enclosed in parentheses and separated by a comma.
  它们被包围在圆括号中并由逗号分隔。
• The second method does the same, but this time the enclosing parentheses are omitted.
  第二种方法与第一种相同，但这次省去了括号。
• But instead of brackets or parentheses, you use curly braces.
  但它不使用方括号和圆括号，而是使用尖括号。
• After the object name, add a period, the name of the method, and parentheses.
  在对象名称之后，依次添加句点、方法名称和括号。
• So, what would have happened, had I failed to type that pair of parentheses?
  所以如果我没有，打这一对儿括号的话会怎么样呢？
• Expressions enclosed in parentheses can extend over multiple lines.
  括号中的表达式可以扩展到多个行。
• Note the brackets ( not parentheses), which are required to compose an anonymous list reference.
  注意方括号（不是圆括号）中需要组成一个匿名列表引用。