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Subtitle Title Noun Motion Film Appearing Screen Picture

Title subtitle
Text
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sub·ti·tle
I
\\ˈsəb-ˌtī-təl\\ noun
 DATE  1825
1. 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
 DATE  1891
: to give a subtitle to
English Etymology
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
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"。
compare
dub
v. (2)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


subtitle
noun

ADJ. English, French, etc.

VERB + SUBTITLE have | read

PREP. with ~s a Japanese film with English subtitles

OLT
subtitle noun
⇨ name
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

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