footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] in a 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.
Συνώνυμα
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Θέματα
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Θέματα
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
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.