footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4500
lábjegyzet, jelentéktelen részlet
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
lábjegyzet
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] in a footnote
The author explained the historical context in a footnote.
A szerző egy lábjegyzetben magyarázta el a történelmi hátteret.
Please see footnote 3 for the source of this quote.
Az idézet forrását lásd a 3. lábjegyzetben.
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The word is explained in a footnote.
A szó magyarázata egy lábjegyzetben található.
Look at the footnote for more details.
További részletekért nézd meg a lábjegyzetet.
She wrote a footnote about the date.
This page has three footnotes.
The answer is in the footnote.
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Σημασία
Note at page bottom
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Συνώνυμα
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Θέματα
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A short piece of writing at the bottom of a page that gives more information about something in the main text.
A note placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document that provides additional information, references, or comments related to the main text.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Compared to the main battle, this skirmish was just a footnote in history.
A fő csatához képest ez az összecsapás csak lábjegyzet volt a történelemben.
Her role in the project became a mere footnote after she left early.
Miután korán távozott, a projektben betöltött szerepe puszta lábjegyzetté vált.
The scandal is now only a footnote in his long career.
This discovery is no longer central; it's a footnote to modern science.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
This event is a small footnote in history.
Ez az esemény csak egy apró lábjegyzet a történelemben.
His name is now just a footnote in sports news.
A neve ma már csak lábjegyzet a sporthírekben.
The meeting was only a footnote in my day.
That story is a footnote to the big news.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Σημασία
Minor detail or afterthought
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Συνώνυμα
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Αντώνυμα
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Θέματα
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Something considered unimportant or minor compared to the main subject or event.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
foot - note (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.