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Word family  noun title subtitle subtitles entitlement adjective titled subtitled verb entitle subtitle

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sub·ti·tle /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl/ ●○○ noun  1  subtitles [plural]SLLAMF the words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said by the actors 〔电影的〕字幕 a French film with English subtitles 附有英语字幕的法国电影2  AL[singular] a second title below the main title in a book, which gives more information about what is in the book, show etc 副标题，小标题 The opera’s subtitle is ‘The School for Lovers’. 这出歌剧的副标题是“情人学校”。 The book is subtitled ‘A Psychology of Masculinity’. 这本书的副标题是“男性心理”。 —subtitle verb [intransitive, transitive] —subtitled adjective a subtitled version of the film 影片附字幕的版本

Examples from the Corpus

subtitle• In 1815 Wordsworth added a subtitle - or Poverty.• His guttural utterances are accompanied by erudite subtitles.• Put a colon between the title and the subtitle, even if there isn't one in the original.• This is an example of the how the subtitles will appear on screen if you dial page 888 of Oracle.• The subtitles now roil over this scene.• In a monolingual situation, films with subtitles in the national language may be available on video.

sub·ti·tle nounChineseSyllable  

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sub‧ti‧tle /ˈsʌbˌtaɪtl/ noun1. subtitles [plural] the words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said by the actors:
    a French film with English subtitles
2. [singular] a second title below the main title in a book, which gives more information about what is in the book, show etc:
    The opera’s subtitle is ‘The School for Lovers’.
    The book is subtitled ‘A Psychology of Masculinity’.
—subtitle verb [intransitive and transitive]
—subtitled adjective:
    a subtitled version of the film