| 单词 | postscript |
| 释义 | postscript (once / 2931 pages) n A postscript is text added at the end of a book or other document. Your textbook is so long that by the time you finish it, you're too exhausted to read the postscript. Postscript comes from the Latin word postscribere, with post meaning after and scribere meaning to write. A postscript especially refers to a note added after the signature of a letter. In this use, it's often abbreviated as P.S. A mother's favorite thing might be getting a letter from her kid at camp that says, "I love you, Mom," especially if there is a postscript adding hugs and kisses, written this way: "P.S. XOXOXOXOX." WORD FAMILYpostscript: postscripts+/prescript: prescripts/rescript: rescripts/script: postscript, prescript, rescript, scripted, scripting, scripts, scriptural, subscript/scripted: unscripted/scriptural: scripturally/subscript: subscripts USAGE EXAMPLESThese are the Postscripts that we ran this year on newyorker.com, arranged chronologically. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) The documentary features a postscript addressing Donald Trump’s victory, with Davis sharing his thoughts on the future. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) And to say what a pleasure it is to have “The Boxdale Inheritance” and its three siblings as postscripts to James’s oeuvre. Washington Post(Oct 27, 2016) 1n a note appended to a letter after the signature Syn|Hyper PS annotation, notation, note a comment or instruction (usually added) 2n textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Syn|Hypo|Hyper addendum, supplement appendix supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book continuation, sequela part added to a book or play that continues and extends it shirttaila brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article codicila supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will matter written works (especially in books or magazines) |
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