单词 | parenthetical |
释义 | parenthetical (pærənθetɪkəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A parenthetical remark or section is put into something written or spoken but is not essential to it. Fox was making a long parenthetical remark about his travels on the border of the country. Synonyms: interposed, incidental, explanatory, qualifying parenthetically adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] Well, parenthetically, I was trying to quit smoking at the time. And what, we may ask parenthetically, does it mean? Synonyms: incidentally, by the way, in passing, by way of explanation |
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