headnote; marginal note at top of page
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
marginal note written at the top of a page; headnote; annotation in the upper margin
formalFormal term used in literary criticism, academic reading, and editing. Distinct from footnotes (脚注) which appear at the bottom of a page, or side notes (旁批) written in the side margins.
Tā他
yǎng养
chéng成
le了
dú读
shū书
shí时
xiě写
méi眉
pī批
de的
xí习
guàn惯
。
He developed the habit of writing headnotes while reading.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
méi眉
pī批
bāo包
hán含
le了
qián前
dài代
xué学
zhě者
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jiàn见
jiě解
。
The marginal notes in this ancient text contain important insights from scholars of previous generations.
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Lǎo老
shī师
yāo要
qiú求
wǒ我
men们
zài在
shū书
yè页
de的
méi眉
pī批
chù处
jì记
lù录
zì自
jǐ己
de的
sī思
kǎo考
。
The teacher asked us to record our thoughts in the headnote section of the page.
Yǔ与
jiǎo脚
zhù注
bù不
tóng同
，
méi眉
pī批
tōng通
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
duǎn简
zàn短
de的
píng评
lùn论
。
Unlike footnotes, headnotes are typically used for brief comments.