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

• 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。
• You can omit the parentheses only if you are not supplying any arguments.
  只有在不提供任何参数时，才可以省略括号。
• If you wrap pattern elements in parentheses, you can use the matched contents in the replacement string.
  如果使用圆括号将模式元素括起来，您可以在替换字符串中使用匹配的内容。
• Expressions enclosed in parentheses can extend over multiple lines.
  括号中的表达式可以扩展到多个行。
• However, note the underscore and parentheses (_()) surrounding the string passed to button.
  但是，请注意传递给button的字符串周围的下划线和括号（（））。
• 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。
• The parentheses are empty, which indicates that the method takes no arguments.
  圆括号内是空的，表示了这种方法不包含任何参数。
• It is legal to have multiple category classes, separated by commas, within the use block's parentheses.
  在use块的圆括号中有多个categories类，之间用逗号隔开，这是合法的。
• When there are no actual arguments then the parentheses can be omitted.
  在没有实际参数时，可以省略括号。
• Parentheses() indicate page number ranges in textbook.
  括号（）中的数字为课本页次。