An annotation is one of those short notes, or the whole set of them. If annotate is the doing, annotation is the note you can point at.

An annotation這個詞 is one of those short notes指的是這類簡短的短註記之一 or the whole set of them或是這些短註記的全部。If annotate is the doing如果annotate是動作本身 annotation is the note you can point at指的就是你能具體指出來的那一則。

A book with many annotations in the margin looks marked up on purpose. In school, your annotations show how you read, not only that you finished the pages.

A book書 with many annotations in the margin如果在頁邊空白處有很多annotation looks marked up on purpose看起來就像是刻意做了記號。In school在學校裡 your annotations你的annotation show how you read顯示的是你怎麼閱讀 not only that you finished the pages而不只是你把書頁讀完了。

Online, an annotation can also be a comment stuck to a video, a photo, or a pin on a map.

Online在網路上 an annotation can also be annotation也可以是 a comment stuck to a video貼在影片上的留言 a photo或是照片上的留言 or a pin on a map或是地圖上的一個標記。

Though actually, an annotation is extra writing added on top of a text that was already there. It is not the same as a footnote the author already printed, and it is not a full essay.

Though actually不過其實 an annotation is extra writingannotation是額外的文字 added on top of a text that was already there加在原本就已經存在的文字上面。It is not the same as它跟…不一樣 a footnote the author already printed作者本來就印好的footnote and it is not也不是 a full essay一篇完整的文章。

Keep it short and tied to one spot.

Keep it short保持簡短 and tied to one spot並且緊扣一個地方。