That biography is an illuminate footnote to the history of our times.
那篇传记对我们这个时代是一个很有启发性的说明。
A political scandal that was but a footnote to modern history.
一件对现代历史无足轻重的政治丑闻
In printing, a term used in footnote meaning "here and there".
在印刷技术中,一种在脚注中使用的意为“到处”的术语。