footnote

英 [ˈfʊtnəʊt]

美 [ˈfʊtnoʊt]

n.  脚注; 次要者

复数：footnotes　过去式：footnoted　现在分词：footnoting　第三人称单数：footnotes　过去分词：footnoted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10295 / COCA.10131

牛津词典

noun

• 脚注
  an extra piece of information that is printed at the bottom of a page in a book
• 次要者
  that may be remembered but only as sth/sb that is not important

柯林斯词典

• 脚注
  Afootnoteis a note at the bottom of a page in a book which provides more detailed information about something that is mentioned on that page.
• N-COUNT 补充;补充的信息
  If you refer to what you are saying as afootnote, you mean that you are adding some information that is related to what has just been mentioned.
  1. As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
     我补充一句，他有时表现得过分逞强。
• N-COUNT 无关紧要的事;次要事件
  If you describe an event as afootnote, you mean that it is fairly unimportant although it will probably be remembered.
  1. I'm afraid that his name will now become a footnote in history.
     恐怕他的名字现在会成为历史的注脚。

英英释义

noun

• a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
  Synonym:footer

verb

• add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  1. The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel
  Synonym:annotate

双语例句

• In a few years of recent, this company is a footnote nevertheless.
  在最近的几年里，这家公司不过是一个脚注。
• As a footnote, I should say that he did not actually visit the place himself.
  我应该补充说明一下，他本人其实并没有访问过那个地方。
• In addition some element containing a footnote will be appended to the HTML by AJAX as well.
  另外，通过AJAX在HTML中附加几个包含脚注的元素。
• The explanation in the footnote clarified the difficult sentence.
  注脚的解释澄清这一个困难的句子。
• The CHS notation is almost a historical footnote today, because it's a24-bit number.
  今天，CHS标记法几乎成为了老古董，因为它是一个24位的数字。
• In the examples given throughout this document, footnote or appendix references will appear as a number and letter combination in parentheses.
  在本文给出的示例中，脚注和附录的参考说明可以使用圆括号中数字与字母结合的方法来说明。
• Where more than one citation is given in a single footnote, separate them with semi-colons.
  在一个脚注中多于一个引证，用分号隔开。
• Index not allowed in footnote, endnote, header, footer, or comment.
  脚注、尾注、页眉、页脚或批注中不允许有索引。
• Asterisk: Reference mark used in the text to indicate a footnote.
  星号：在正文中用来表示脚注的附注符号。
• Be sure to footnote both argument and evidentiary citations.
  务必要记得，在引用不同论点和证据时，要加上注脚。