footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
영어
~ 4500
의미
의미 0개
명사
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.
사용 패턴：
[something] in a footnote
자주 하는 실수：
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.
유의어
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
연어
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
주제
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
명사
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
사용 패턴：
[something] is a footnote to [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
유의어
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
반의어
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
연어
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
주제
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
문법
기본형
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
음절 및 강세
foot - note （2음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
활용형
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
관련 단어
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
표현
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.
예문
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.