单词	parenthetically
释义	parenthetical adjective par·​en·​thet·​i·​cal ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-kəl  ˌpa-rən- variants or less commonly parenthetic ˌper-ən-ˈthe-tik  ˌpa-rən- 1 a : of, relating to, or expressed in a parenthesis a parenthetical remark/comment/note One sentence runs on for nearly two pages; other sentences meander through the potholes of so many parenthetical expressions as to make it nearly impossible to follow the trail of the argument … James Q. Wilson In a construction of this sort, the phrase "the coach said" should be regarded as a parenthetical insert and should be implicitly thought of as flanked by commas. Samuel R. Levin … his travel diaries were notable for their erratic punctuation, parenthetic embellishments and an extraordinary way with adjectives. William Dalrymple b : enclosed in parentheses a foreign word followed by a parenthetical translation The recuperating Yankees have a parenthetical medical problem that is now part of each player's name: Hernández (elbow), Pettitte (elbow), Rivera (ankle), Mendoza (shoulder), O'Neill (foot), Justice (groin), Jeter (hamstring), Knoblauch (elbow). Put them together and it spells Yankees (problems). Dave Anderson 2 : containing parentheses : using or given to using parentheses a parenthetical style parenthetically ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē  ˌpa-rən- adverb "They are a good nucleus of ideas for me," she says, adding, almost parenthetically, "Of course you have to know a lot about medicine to understand them." Publishers Weekly Word History First Known Use 1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a parenthetically adverb as in tangentially Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tangentially incidentally secondarily digressively apropos interjectionally excursively en passant
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