footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Английски
~ 4500
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
B1
entity
1
Note at page bottom
A short piece of writing at the bottom of a page that gives more information about something in the main text.
Модел на употреба:
[something] in a footnote
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'footnote' with 'headline' or 'caption', but a footnote is always at the bottom of the page and relates to part of the main text.
Синоними
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Колокации
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Теми
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The author explained the historical context in a footnote.
- Please see footnote 3 for the source of this quote.
- She added a footnote to clarify the term's meaning.
- The report contains detailed data in the footnotes.
- He cited the original study in a footnote.
Примери за учащи
- The word is explained in a footnote.
- Look at the footnote for more details.
- She wrote a footnote about the date.
- This page has three footnotes.
- The answer is in the footnote.
Съществително
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Модел на употреба:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Честа грешка:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Синоними
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Антоними
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Колокации
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Теми
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Compared to the main battle, this skirmish was just a footnote in history.
- Her role in the project became a mere footnote after she left early.
- The scandal is now only a footnote in his long career.
- This discovery is no longer central; it's a footnote to modern science.
Примери за учащи
- This event is a small footnote in history.
- His name is now just a footnote in sports news.
- The meeting was only a footnote in my day.
- That story is a footnote to the big news.
Граматика
Речникова форма
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Срички и ударение
foot - note (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Семейство думи
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Изрази
a footnote to history
1/ə fˈʊtnˌoʊt tə hˈɪstɚi/
fixed phrase
Small historical detail
Something that happened in the past but is not very important compared to other events.
Примери
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.