footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4500
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
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.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] in a footnote
טעות נפוצה:
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.
מילים נרדפות
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
צירופים
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
נושאים
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
מילים נרדפות
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
הפכים
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
צירופים
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
נושאים
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
הברות והטעמה
foot - note (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
משפחת מילים
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.