footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
Anglų
~ 4500
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Daiktavardis
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.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] in a footnote
Dažna klaida:
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.
Sinonimai
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
Kolokacijos
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
Temos
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Daiktavardis
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] is a footnote to [something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
Sinonimai
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
Antonimai
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
Kolokacijos
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
Temos
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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
Pagrindinė forma
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
foot - note (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
Žodžių šeima
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.