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caption n.说明文字v.给（图片、照片等）加说明文字 (1) 图片下边附有说明。 The Latin root of caption is capito, which means "seizing" or "holding." What do captions have to do with seizing? Nothing. Centuries ago, when authorities seized someone's property for legal reasons, they presented documents that began with the phrase "certificate of caption." Eventually people began using the word to refer to the beginning of any document. Then they began using it to mean any article or chapter heading. And from chapter headings it was a short hop to picture headings. A long journey for a word whose definition includes the description "brief"!

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英 ['kæpʃn] 美 ['kæpʃn] (1) There is a caption under the picture. A caption is a brief description accompanying an illustration. You know the online photo of your baby cousin face-planting into a cake? The description underneath it that says "Hugh's First Birthday" — that's the caption. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](图片、漫画的)说明文字 A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. Monroe'.照片背面只有简单的几个字——“梦露女士”。2[VERB 动词]为(照片或漫画)添加说明文字 When someone captions a picture or cartoon, they put a caption under it.   [V n quote]  [V-ed]The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana 'Princess of Veils'...《太阳报》在黛安娜王妃的一张照片下写了一段说明文字——“披着面纱的王妃”。The photograph is captioned 'People Power'...配图文字为“人民的力量”。The book is well written, properly illustrated and excellently captioned.这本书写得很好，插图生动形象，说明文字简练精辟。

英语单词	caption
英美音标	英 ['kæpʃn] 美 ['kæpʃn]
中文释义	n.说明文字 v.给（图片、照片等）加说明文字
英语例句	(1) There is a caption under the picture.
中文例句	(1) 图片下边附有说明。
vocabulary简明	A caption is a brief description accompanying an illustration. You know the online photo of your baby cousin face-planting into a cake? The description underneath it that says "Hugh's First Birthday" — that's the caption.
vocabulary扩展	The Latin root of caption is capito, which means "seizing" or "holding." What do captions have to do with seizing? Nothing. Centuries ago, when authorities seized someone's property for legal reasons, they presented documents that began with the phrase "certificate of caption." Eventually people began using the word to refer to the beginning of any document. Then they began using it to mean any article or chapter heading. And from chapter headings it was a short hop to picture headings. A long journey for a word whose definition includes the description "brief"!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](图片、漫画的)说明文字 A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. Monroe'. 照片背面只有简单的几个字——“梦露女士”。 2 [VERB 动词]为(照片或漫画)添加说明文字 When someone captions a picture or cartoon, they put a caption under it. [V n quote] [V-ed] The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana 'Princess of Veils'... 《太阳报》在黛安娜王妃的一张照片下写了一段说明文字——“披着面纱的王妃”。 The photograph is captioned 'People Power'... 配图文字为“人民的力量”。 The book is well written, properly illustrated and excellently captioned. 这本书写得很好，插图生动形象，说明文字简练精辟。

Caption Picture Description Began Photo Underneath Word Chapter