a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes. 插入语 - in parenthesis
I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists. 我补充一句，我怀疑这样一个地方是否存在。 I should say, in parenthesis, that these figures cannot always be trusted. 我要附带说一句，这些数字不可全信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- in parenthesis
- in parenthesis
- (formal or North American English) (British English bracket, round bracket)[usually plural]
either of a pair of marks, ( ) placed around extra information in a piece of writing or part of a problem in mathematics 括号 Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb2The numbers outside the parentheses are the sales figures. 括号外的数字是销售数字。 The words in parentheses should be deleted. 括号内的字应该删掉。 The prices are given in parentheses. 价格在括号内。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + parentheses- enclose something in parentheses
- give something in parentheses
- put something in parentheses
- …
- in parentheses
- inside parentheses
- within parentheses
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from parentithenai ‘put in beside’.