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源自中古英语 'bracket',意为'小支架'或'支撑物',后引申为'括号'。动词用法源于将事物用括号标记或归类的动作。
❶ 指被括号括起来的,或像括号一样包围的。常用于描述文字、数字或其他内容被括号明确标记或分组的情况。
“The bracketed numbers in the text refer to footnotes.”
(文中被括号括起来的数字表示脚注。)
“Please pay attention to the bracketed sections in the document.”
(请注意文件中被括号括起来的部分。)
❶ 用括号括起来或把某物与另一物归为一类。常用于表示将两个或多个事物放在一起考虑或比较。
“She bracketed the important points in her notes.”
(她在笔记中用括号标出了重点。)
“The two candidates were bracketed together in the debate.”
(两位候选人在辩论中被归为一类。)
bracketed together — 将两个或多个事物归为一类或放在一起考虑,通常用于比较或讨论。
“The two theories were bracketed together for analysis.”
(这两个理论被放在一起进行分析。)