comment and annotate; commentary with notes
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to comment on and annotate; to provide commentary and explanatory notes
formalCommonly used in academic, literary, or publishing contexts to describe the scholarly activity of analyzing and explaining a text. Can also function as a noun referring to the resulting work.
This professor is providing commentary and annotations for a classical novel.
He wrote a detailed commentary and annotation on the Analects.
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This annotated and commented version of 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' is very helpful for understanding the stories.
His commentary and annotations not only explain the difficult points but also analyze the author's writing techniques.
noun
commentary and annotations; annotated edition
formalRefers to the published work that contains both commentary and annotations.
The commentary and annotations in this ancient text are very authoritative.
I bought the version with commentary and annotations, which is easier to understand.