Subtitle Title Noun Motion Film Appearing Screen Picture

sub·ti·tle

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\\ˈsəb-ˌtī-t^əl\\ noun1. a secondary or explanatory title
2. a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent motion picture or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a motion picture or television show in a foreign language

II

transitive verb: to give a subtitle to

subtitle
  subtitle (n.)
  1825, "subordinate or additional title," in ref. to literary works, from sub- "under" + title. Applied to motion pictures first in 1909.

subtitle
sub·title / 5sQbtaitl / noun1. [usually pl.] words that translate what is said in a film / movie into a different language and appear on the screen at the bottom. Subtitles are also used, especially on television, to help deaf people (= people who cannot hear well).
   (电影或电视上的)字幕:
   a Polish film with English subtitles
   附有英语字幕的波兰影片
   Is the movie dubbed or are there subtitles?
   这部电影是配音的还是带字幕的？
2. a second title of a book that appears after the main title and gives more information
   副标题；小标题verb [usually passive]
   to give a

subtitle

or

subtitles

to a book, film / movie, etc.
   给…加副标题；给(电影等)加字幕:
  ▪ [VN]
   a Spanish film subtitled in English
   一部加了英语字幕的西班牙影片
  ▪ [VN-N]
   The book is subtitled 'New language for new times'.
   这部书的副标题是"新时代的新语言"。
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v. (2)

subtitle noun

sub·title
I. \ˈsəb+|-\ noun
Etymology: sub- + title
1.
 a. : a secondary title
  < in Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly the subtitle is Life Among the Lowly >
  — called also alternative title
 b. : an explanatory title
  < in The Behavior of Organisms; an Experimental Analysis the subtitle is an Experimental Analysis >
2.
 a. : a printed translation of foreign language dialogue appearing near the bottom of the screen of a motion picture
 b. : a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing between the scenes of a silent motion picture
II. transitive verb

: to give a subtitle to