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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although this is not proper XPath syntax, the parentheses imply a different priority.
  虽然这是不正确的XPath语法，但是括号暗示了不同的优先级。
• In assembler programming, one or more operation represented by a combination of terms and paired parentheses.
  汇编程序设计中，用项和括号对的组合所代表的一个或多个操作。
• Expressions enclosed in parentheses can extend over multiple lines.
  括号中的表达式可以扩展到多个行。
• 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。
• 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。