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parentheses

/pəˈɹɛnθəsiːz/

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noun

圆括号，括弧

A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

Examples :

"The teacher's instructions, (which were quite detailed), helped the students understand the project better. "

老师的指示，（这些指示非常详细），帮助学生们更好地理解了这个项目。

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noun

括号，圆括号

Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

Examples :

"The author added extra information about the character's age inside parentheses. "

作者在圆括号里补充了关于这个角色年龄的额外信息。

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noun

圆括号，括弧

A digression; the use of such digressions.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the new math concept included parentheses of unrelated historical facts, making the lesson confusing for some students. "

老师在讲解新的数学概念时，夹杂了一些无关的历史知识，就像是用圆括号括起来的题外话，这让一些学生感到困惑。

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noun

括号，圆括号

Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

Examples :

"The teacher said to solve the equation inside the parentheses first. "

老师说要先解括号里的算式。

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