supplement; addendum; to fill omissions
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2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to supplement omissions; to fill in gaps
formalSpecifically used in academic and publishing contexts. It refers to the act of adding supplementary material to a completed text to correct or complete it.
Xué学
zhě者
wèi为
zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
jí籍
zuò做
le了
xiáng详
xì细
de的
bǔ补
yí遗
gōng工
zuò作
。
The scholar did detailed supplementary work to fill in the omissions of this ancient text.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
fù附
lù录
bù部
fèn分
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
duì对
zhèng正
wén文
de的
bǔ补
yí遗
。
The appendix of this book primarily serves as a supplement to the main text.
noun
supplement; addendum; errata
formalRefers to the actual supplementary section or publication itself, often attached at the end of a book or produced as a separate volume.
Zhè这
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
zài在
zài再
bǎn版
shí时
fù附
shàng上
le了
cí词
tiáo条
bǔ补
yí遗
。
An addendum of new entries was included when this dictionary was reprinted.
Tā他
fā发
biǎo表
le了
guān关
yú于
nà那
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
de的
yī一
piān篇
bǔ补
yí遗
。
He published a supplementary article to that research.
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《
〈〈
Shuō说
Wén文
Jiě解
Zì字
〉〉
bǔ补
yí遗
》
shì是
hòu后
shì世
xué学
zhě者
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhù著
zuò作
。
"Supplements to the Shuowen Jiezi" is an important work by later scholars.