Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sub·ti·tle \\ˈsəb-ˌtī-təl\\ noun DATE 1825
1. a secondary or explanatory title2. 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 languagetransitive verb DATE 1891
: 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
subtitlesub·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"。⇨ compare
dub
v. (2)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsubtitle
noun
ADJ. English, French, etc.
VERB + SUBTITLE have | read
PREP. with ~s a Japanese film with English subtitles
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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