Definition of subtext in English:

subtext

noun ˈsʌbtɛkstˈsəbˌtɛkst

An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.
（作品或对话中的）潜台词，潜在含义
in any biography the relationship of author to subject forms a haunting subtext
Example sentencesExamples
- Filtering the genre model through a gay sensibility served to burst the romantic bubble that concealed the subtexts.
- It's a subtext which betrays the author's own feelings but he doesn't allow it to stand in the way of a good yarn.
- The learned meanings are present in the subtext, which is understood only by the initiated audiences.
- Given the wild and underground nature of the shows they produce, it comes as no surprise that the Old Trout Puppet Workshop has a surreal story of origin, complete with apocalyptic subtexts.
- The underlying subtext here is that native language belongs at home and not at school.
- The exhibition contains, of course, excellent examples by each of the three masthead figures, but they represent only one strand of a much more ambitious but ill-defined text, or rather series of subtexts.
- I'll leave the discussion of themes there, though a scholarly look at the film and its underlying subtexts could take several pages.
- The novel uses these worn motifs to create a subtext of understated feelings.
- To get a hang of the play and its subtext, which is its essence, it is necessary to take it scene-by-scene.
- But the inference that the special Hollinger committee set up to investigate the allegations produced a report influenced by anti-Semitism is one which carries a variety of dangerous subtexts.
- Serenity is an object lesson in how to do things right; from narrative structure, to emotional development, to surprise plot twists and thought provoking subtexts, everything about this film just works.
- Its great when for once you don't look for subtexts or symbolisms and just laugh and feel good or bad about something.
- While Nora enthusiastically turns to fairy tales as a form of childhood therapy, she also unwittingly absorbs the genre's patriarchal and racist subtexts.
- Alternatively, if they're English students (as most thesps are), they could be focussing on the various subtexts of the film.
- The question then becomes, how do we read a work of fiction one of whose subtexts is the events of '48 and its consequences?
- The 42-page comic can be read in a single sitting, though it'll take several sweeps to pluck out the myriad subtexts and visual motifs.
- The only drawback to this truly engaged show is a handful of moments in the script where we lose sight of the larger theme and intellectual subtexts.
- Who we are and who we were - and why it might matter - were the subtexts of a national literature.
- The book is full of different subtexts and themes, all of which try to explain why a man so adored by the French culinary world would take his own life.
- This system forms the subtext of the protagonist's behavior and encodes it as text.

Derivatives

subtextual

adjective sʌbˈtɛkstjʊəlˌsəbˈtɛks(t)ʃ(əw)əl

Relating to or characterized by an underlying theme or meaning.
the narrative's subtextual meaning
Example sentencesExamples
- a source of subtextual tension in the movie
- The story's muddled incoherence is not a sign of deeper subtextual meaning.
- It also takes awhile to really get attached to the characters, perhaps because so much of the character development is subtextual rather than textual.
- This isn't reading too much into a simple monster movie; Ginger Snaps is self-consciously working its sub-textual layers.

Definition of subtext in US English:

subtext

nounˈsəbˌtekstˈsəbˌtɛkst

An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.
（作品或对话中的）潜台词，潜在含义
in any biography the relationship of author to subject forms a haunting subtext
Example sentencesExamples
- Serenity is an object lesson in how to do things right; from narrative structure, to emotional development, to surprise plot twists and thought provoking subtexts, everything about this film just works.
- This system forms the subtext of the protagonist's behavior and encodes it as text.
- The underlying subtext here is that native language belongs at home and not at school.
- But the inference that the special Hollinger committee set up to investigate the allegations produced a report influenced by anti-Semitism is one which carries a variety of dangerous subtexts.
- The learned meanings are present in the subtext, which is understood only by the initiated audiences.
- The novel uses these worn motifs to create a subtext of understated feelings.
- The exhibition contains, of course, excellent examples by each of the three masthead figures, but they represent only one strand of a much more ambitious but ill-defined text, or rather series of subtexts.
- Given the wild and underground nature of the shows they produce, it comes as no surprise that the Old Trout Puppet Workshop has a surreal story of origin, complete with apocalyptic subtexts.
- Alternatively, if they're English students (as most thesps are), they could be focussing on the various subtexts of the film.
- Filtering the genre model through a gay sensibility served to burst the romantic bubble that concealed the subtexts.
- The 42-page comic can be read in a single sitting, though it'll take several sweeps to pluck out the myriad subtexts and visual motifs.
- The only drawback to this truly engaged show is a handful of moments in the script where we lose sight of the larger theme and intellectual subtexts.
- Who we are and who we were - and why it might matter - were the subtexts of a national literature.
- While Nora enthusiastically turns to fairy tales as a form of childhood therapy, she also unwittingly absorbs the genre's patriarchal and racist subtexts.
- The question then becomes, how do we read a work of fiction one of whose subtexts is the events of '48 and its consequences?
- To get a hang of the play and its subtext, which is its essence, it is necessary to take it scene-by-scene.
- I'll leave the discussion of themes there, though a scholarly look at the film and its underlying subtexts could take several pages.
- It's a subtext which betrays the author's own feelings but he doesn't allow it to stand in the way of a good yarn.
- Its great when for once you don't look for subtexts or symbolisms and just laugh and feel good or bad about something.
- The book is full of different subtexts and themes, all of which try to explain why a man so adored by the French culinary world would take his own life.

单词	subtext
释义	Definition of subtext in English: subtext noun ˈsʌbtɛkstˈsəbˌtɛkst An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation. （作品或对话中的）潜台词，潜在含义 in any biography the relationship of author to subject forms a haunting subtext Example sentencesExamples Filtering the genre model through a gay sensibility served to burst the romantic bubble that concealed the subtexts. It's a subtext which betrays the author's own feelings but he doesn't allow it to stand in the way of a good yarn. The learned meanings are present in the subtext, which is understood only by the initiated audiences. Given the wild and underground nature of the shows they produce, it comes as no surprise that the Old Trout Puppet Workshop has a surreal story of origin, complete with apocalyptic subtexts. The underlying subtext here is that native language belongs at home and not at school. The exhibition contains, of course, excellent examples by each of the three masthead figures, but they represent only one strand of a much more ambitious but ill-defined text, or rather series of subtexts. I'll leave the discussion of themes there, though a scholarly look at the film and its underlying subtexts could take several pages. The novel uses these worn motifs to create a subtext of understated feelings. To get a hang of the play and its subtext, which is its essence, it is necessary to take it scene-by-scene. But the inference that the special Hollinger committee set up to investigate the allegations produced a report influenced by anti-Semitism is one which carries a variety of dangerous subtexts. Serenity is an object lesson in how to do things right; from narrative structure, to emotional development, to surprise plot twists and thought provoking subtexts, everything about this film just works. Its great when for once you don't look for subtexts or symbolisms and just laugh and feel good or bad about something. While Nora enthusiastically turns to fairy tales as a form of childhood therapy, she also unwittingly absorbs the genre's patriarchal and racist subtexts. Alternatively, if they're English students (as most thesps are), they could be focussing on the various subtexts of the film. The question then becomes, how do we read a work of fiction one of whose subtexts is the events of '48 and its consequences? The 42-page comic can be read in a single sitting, though it'll take several sweeps to pluck out the myriad subtexts and visual motifs. The only drawback to this truly engaged show is a handful of moments in the script where we lose sight of the larger theme and intellectual subtexts. Who we are and who we were - and why it might matter - were the subtexts of a national literature. The book is full of different subtexts and themes, all of which try to explain why a man so adored by the French culinary world would take his own life. This system forms the subtext of the protagonist's behavior and encodes it as text. Derivatives subtextual adjective sʌbˈtɛkstjʊəlˌsəbˈtɛks(t)ʃ(əw)əl Relating to or characterized by an underlying theme or meaning. the narrative's subtextual meaning Example sentencesExamples a source of subtextual tension in the movie The story's muddled incoherence is not a sign of deeper subtextual meaning. It also takes awhile to really get attached to the characters, perhaps because so much of the character development is subtextual rather than textual. This isn't reading too much into a simple monster movie; Ginger Snaps is self-consciously working its sub-textual layers. Definition of subtext in US English: subtext nounˈsəbˌtekstˈsəbˌtɛkst An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation. （作品或对话中的）潜台词，潜在含义 in any biography the relationship of author to subject forms a haunting subtext Example sentencesExamples Serenity is an object lesson in how to do things right; from narrative structure, to emotional development, to surprise plot twists and thought provoking subtexts, everything about this film just works. This system forms the subtext of the protagonist's behavior and encodes it as text. The underlying subtext here is that native language belongs at home and not at school. But the inference that the special Hollinger committee set up to investigate the allegations produced a report influenced by anti-Semitism is one which carries a variety of dangerous subtexts. The learned meanings are present in the subtext, which is understood only by the initiated audiences. The novel uses these worn motifs to create a subtext of understated feelings. The exhibition contains, of course, excellent examples by each of the three masthead figures, but they represent only one strand of a much more ambitious but ill-defined text, or rather series of subtexts. Given the wild and underground nature of the shows they produce, it comes as no surprise that the Old Trout Puppet Workshop has a surreal story of origin, complete with apocalyptic subtexts. Alternatively, if they're English students (as most thesps are), they could be focussing on the various subtexts of the film. Filtering the genre model through a gay sensibility served to burst the romantic bubble that concealed the subtexts. The 42-page comic can be read in a single sitting, though it'll take several sweeps to pluck out the myriad subtexts and visual motifs. The only drawback to this truly engaged show is a handful of moments in the script where we lose sight of the larger theme and intellectual subtexts. Who we are and who we were - and why it might matter - were the subtexts of a national literature. While Nora enthusiastically turns to fairy tales as a form of childhood therapy, she also unwittingly absorbs the genre's patriarchal and racist subtexts. The question then becomes, how do we read a work of fiction one of whose subtexts is the events of '48 and its consequences? To get a hang of the play and its subtext, which is its essence, it is necessary to take it scene-by-scene. I'll leave the discussion of themes there, though a scholarly look at the film and its underlying subtexts could take several pages. It's a subtext which betrays the author's own feelings but he doesn't allow it to stand in the way of a good yarn. Its great when for once you don't look for subtexts or symbolisms and just laugh and feel good or bad about something. The book is full of different subtexts and themes, all of which try to explain why a man so adored by the French culinary world would take his own life.
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