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

• 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。
• Parentheses() indicate page number ranges in textbook.
  括号（）中的数字为课本页次。
• When parsing expressions written in infix notation, you need parentheses and precedence rules to remove ambiguity.
  对以中缀表示法书写的表达式进行语法分析时，需要用括号和优先规则排除多义性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Additional predicates added to a complex WHERE clause, containing OR, AND, and() parentheses.
  添加到复杂的WHERE语句的额外谓词，包括OR、AND和（）括号。
• Inside that pair of parentheses, find the operator with highest priority.
  在这对括号中，找出优先级最高的操作符。
• Use parentheses to enclose a list of commands in a single group.
  使用括号将命令列表包括在单个组中。
• 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。
• 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。