subtext

英 [ˈsʌbtekst]

美 [ˈsʌbtekst]

n.  字面背后的意思; 潜台词; 潜在原因

复数：subtexts　

BNC.34140 / COCA.16079

牛津词典

noun

• 字面背后的意思；潜台词；潜在原因
  a hidden meaning or reason for doing sth

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 字里行间的意思;潜台词;潜在主题
  Thesubtextis the implied message or subject of something that is said or written.
  1. Europe's divisions are the subtext of a new movie thriller called Zentropa.
     新上映的惊悚电影《欧罗巴》背后的潜台词是欧洲的分裂。

双语例句

• As to the subtext in TV play, there are the following forms: implicit discourse, unexpressed discourse and silent discourse.
  就电视剧中人物对白中的潜台词而言，主要有完整的含蓄话语、未尽话语（半截话）、沉默“话语”等几种基本形态。
• Last week, matching and trying to surpass Apple was a strong subtext of Google's pitch to developers.
  上周，赶上并试图超越苹果是谷歌传递给开发者的强大潜台词。
• The apprentice has an educational subtext, and trump University and my books are educational tools.
  《学徒》具有教育意义，特朗普大学和我的著作也是教育工具。
• But my run was, in the end, another manifestation of the political and cultural subtext that is always present in the ceremonies of the modern Olympic movement.
  但归根结底，我的参与不过是现代奥林匹克运动庆典仪式上总会出现的政治和文化潜台词的又一种表现形式。
• Europe's divisions are the subtext of a new movie thriller called Zentropa.
  新上映的惊悚电影《欧罗巴》背后的潜台词是欧洲的分裂。
• The subtext to such assignments is: whatever yu say in the paper has to reflect your own thinking. potentially confusable senses of words.
  对于这样的作业，不言而喻的潜台词则是：你在论文中所说的一切，必须反映出你自己的思想。
• The subtext: Your spouse may resent your wanting to change his ways& and use that resentment as an excuse not to change.
  潜台词：你的伴侣可能已经厌烦了你总是期望他能改变，然后就用这种厌烦情绪来作为拒绝改变的借口。
• But there was subtext. I'd love some coffee.
  但是有潜台词。我喜欢来些咖啡。
• Of course, the not so hidden subtext of all this was two mammoth wealth transfers.
  当然，这一说法的明显的潜台词是两种巨大的财富变换形式。
• The drama has an interesting political subtext.
  这出戏剧具有很有趣的政治潜台词。