subscription
/sʌbˈskrɪpʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of making or agreeing to make an advance payment in order to receive or participate in something or as a donation订阅; 订购; 认购, 承购; 认捐; 捐赠：
the newsletter is available only on subscription
这份时事通讯只供订阅
count noun take out a one-year subscription.订阅一年。
1.1
- an arrangement by which access is granted to an online service（网络服务的）订阅。
1.2
- count noun an advance payment made to receive or participate in something订阅费; 订购款; 认购额; 承购款; 认捐款; 捐赠款; 会费：
membership of the club is available at an annual subscription of £300.
每年缴300英镑会费即可成为该俱乐部成员。
1.3
- a system in which the production of a book is wholly or partly financed by advance orders通过预订来全部或部分支付出版费用的方法。
2
- formal a signature or short piece of writing at the end of a document〈正式〉（文件末尾的）签名; 附注：
he signed the letter and added a subscription.
他在信的末尾签了名又加了一个附注。
2.1
- archaic a signed declaration or agreement〈古〉签署的声明（或协议）。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Latin subscriptio（n-）, from subscribere 'write below' （see SUBSCRIBE）.