Caption



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 标题
• ［英］ n. 标题 ( short title of an article)
• ［记］ cap ( 拿, 抓) +ion -> 抓住主要内容 -> 标题

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: probably short for certificate of caption (taking, seizure)
• Date: circa 1670
• 1. the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
• 2.
  • a. the heading especially of an article or document ; title
  • b. the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration
  • c. a motion-picture subtitle
• ? captionless adjective

II. transitive verb (captioned; captioning)

• Date: 1848
• to furnish with a caption

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