footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Angličtina
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Podstatné jméno
B1
entity
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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.
Vzorec užití:
[something] in a footnote
Častá chyba:
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.
Synonyma
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Kolokace
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Témata
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Vzorec užití:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Častá chyba:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Synonyma
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Antonyma
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Kolokace
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Témata
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
foot - note (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Příbuzná slova
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Výrazy
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.
Příklady
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.