
brackets
词源
源自中古法语braguette,最初指裤子的前襟,后引申为支撑结构,最终演变为现代括号的含义。
noun
❶ 括号,指用于书面语中成对出现的符号,如圆括号()、方括号[]、花括号{}等,用于分隔或注释内容。
“Please put your answer in brackets.”
(请把你的答案放在括号里。)
“The numbers in square brackets refer to the bibliography.”
(方括号中的数字参考了书目。)
❶ 支架或托架,指用于支撑或固定物品的金属或塑料结构。
“The shelf is held up by metal brackets.”
(这个架子由金属支架支撑着。)
“He installed a TV wall bracket in the living room.”
(他在客厅安装了一个电视壁挂支架。)
verb
❶ 用括号括起来,指在文字周围加上括号符号。
“You should bracket the additional information.”
(你应该把附加信息用括号括起来。)
“The editor bracketed the questionable sentence.”
(编辑把有问题的句子用括号标了出来。)
❶ 将...归为一类,指把不同事物放在一起考虑或比较。
“Critics often bracket these two writers together.”
(评论家常把这两位作家相提并论。)
“We shouldn't bracket all immigrants into one category.”
(我们不应该把所有移民都归为一类。)
常见短语
in brackets — 在括号内,表示某内容被包含在括号符号中。
“The reference numbers are shown in brackets.”
(参考编号显示在括号内。)
age bracket — 年龄段,指按年龄划分的特定群体范围。
“This survey focuses on the 25-35 age bracket.”
(这项调查针对25-35岁年龄段。)
tax bracket — 税级,指根据收入水平划分的不同税率等级。
“A higher income may push you into a higher tax bracket.”
(更高的收入可能会让你进入更高的税级。)