caption
英 ['kæpʃ(ə)n]
美 ['kæpʃən]
- n. 標題；字幕；說明；逮捕
- vt. 加上說明；加上標題
助記提示
1、capt- + -ion.
2、字麵含義：taking, seizure.
3、由於該詞最初主要出現在“逮捕證明”("Certificate of caption", etc.)的法律文件的標題上，由此，其含義得到了擴展，表示任何文件的標題、開頭、說明。
中文詞源
caption 說明文字來自詞根cap, 抓，拿，握，見captive，accept. 即便於接受和理解的文字。
英文詞源
- caption (n.)
- late 14c., "taking, seizure," from Old French capcion "arrest, capture, imprisonment," or directly from Latin captionem (nominative capito) "a catching, seizing, holding, taking," noun of action from past participle stem of capere "to take" (see capable).
From 17c. used especially in law, and there via its appearance at the head of legal document involving seizure ("Certificate of caption", etc.), the word's sense was extended to "the beginning of any document;" thus "heading of a chapter or section of an article" (1789), and, especially in U.S., "description or title below an illustration" (1919). - caption (v.)
- by 1901, from caption (n.). Related: Captioned; captioning.
雙語例句
- 1. I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.
- 直到我看到這幅畫的說明才弄懂其意思.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. There is a caption under the picture.
- 圖片下邊附有說明.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. CAPTION line should be self explanatory ( that means title ).
- CAPTION行應該是自我解釋 ( 也就是標題 ).
來自互聯網
- 4. On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, "Mrs. Monroe".
- 照片背麵隻有簡單的幾個字——“夢露女士”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran.
- 下邊還有行說明文字,道是:老大哥看著你.
來自英漢文學