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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pa·ren·the·sis
\\pə-ˈren(t)-thə-səs\\ noun
(plural pa·ren·the·ses \\-ˌsēz\\) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of inserting, from parentithenai to insert, from para- + en- en- + tithenai to place — more at do DATE circa 1550 1.
a. an amplifying or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation
b. a remark or passage that departs from the theme of a discourse : digression 2. interlude , interval 3. one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetical expression or to group a symbolic unit in a logical or mathematical expression
• par·en·thet·i·cal \\ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-kəl, pa-rən-\\ also par·en·thet·ic \\-tik\\ adjective
• par·en·thet·i·cal·ly \\-ti-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb parenthesis
1550, "words, clauses, etc. inserted into a sentence," from M.Fr. parenthèse, from L.L. parenthesis "addition of a letter to a syllable in a word," from Gk. parenthesis, lit. "a putting in beside," from parentithenai "put in beside," from para- "beside" + en- "in" + tithenai "put, place," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Extension of the word to the curved brackets that indicate the words inserted is from 1715. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 parenthesispar·en·thesis / pE5renWEsis / noun (pl. par·en·theses / -Esi:z / ) 1. a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes . 插入语2. [usually pl.] (NAmE or formal) = bracket n. (1) :
Irregular forms are given in parentheses. 不规则形式标注在括号内。 parenthesis noun ⇨ departure 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pa·ren·the·sis
\pəˈren(t)thəsə̇s\ noun
( plural parenthe·ses \-əˌsēz\) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, action of inserting or interpolating, from parentithenai to insert, interpolate, from para- para- (I) + entithenai to put into, from en- en- (II) + tithenai to place, set — more at do 1.
a. : an amplifying or explanatory comment inserted in a passage to which it may be grammatically unrelated and from which it is usually set off by punctuation (as curved lines, commas, or dashes)
< paused, at the end of this parenthesis, to draw breath — Christopher Isherwood >
b. : a remark or passage that constitutes a departure from the theme of a discourse : digression 2. : interlude , interval
< this sandy parenthesis — Thomas Wood †1950 >
< the fate of mankind is an irrelevancy, a parenthesis of no importance — C.I.Glicksberg >3.
a. : one or both of the curved marks () used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetic expression : bracket 4c b. : such a curve used as one of a pair to indicate which operands in a logical or mathematical expression are to be grouped and treated as a unit — compare bracket 4a
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