footnote
gb/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/ us/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
B1
英语
~ 4500
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名词
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.
用法模式：
[something] in a footnote
常见错误：
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.
近义词
endnote (Similar in function but placed at the end of a chapter or document rather than at the bottom of a page.)
搭配
cite in a footnote
|see footnote
|add a footnote
|refer to footnote
主题
publishing
|writing
|academia
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
B2
entity
2
Minor detail or afterthought
A small or unimportant part of a bigger story or event.
用法模式：
[something] is a footnote to [something]
常见错误：
Learners may take this meaning literally and think it always refers to printed notes, but here it is figurative for something minor.
近义词
afterthought (Emphasizes something considered only after the main points are made.)
反义词
highlight (Refers to something important and attention-worthy, opposite of a minor detail.)
搭配
mere footnote
|small footnote
|footnote to history
主题
history
|journalism
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
footnote
IPA
GB/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
US/fˈʊtnˌoʊt/
音节与重音
foot - note （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: footnote
- Plural: footnotes
词族
Forms
footnotes
noun
Related words
相关表达
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.
例句
- The treaty was little more than a footnote to history.
- Many local battles are now just footnotes to history.