interject
Definitions
To insert a remark or comment into a conversation, often suddenly.
插话；插入（评论）
To throw or insert something between other things.
插入（在事物之间）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between, among) + ject (throw) = 'to throw between.' To interject a comment is to throw it into the middle of a conversation. Completes the ject prefix family alongside inject (throw into), eject (throw out), reject (throw back), subject (throw under), project (throw forward), object (throw against).
Root ject still carries 54 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.interject a comment插入评论
- 2.interject a question插入问题
- 3.may I interject我能插一句吗
Example Sentences
- 1.
"That's not quite right," she interjected.
- 2.
May I interject a brief comment here?
- 3.
He kept interjecting jokes during the serious discussion.
Easily Confused
interject vs interrupt — Both involve breaking into a conversation, but interject is gentler: you add a remark without necessarily stopping the speaker, and the original conversation can continue. Interrupt is more disruptive: you stop the speaker from continuing. You can politely interject «if I may»; interrupting is usually impolite.