subplot

B2

n. 陪衬情节, 次要情节

发音

UK /ˈsʌb.plɒt/
US /ˈsʌb.plɑt/

词形变化

subplots 复数 subplots subplots 三单 subplotted subplotting subplotting 现在分词 subplotted 过去式 subplotted 过去分词

别名

sub-plot

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.

    1978, R.B. Lee & R. Misiorowski, Script Models: A Handbook for the Media Writer, Subplot, a story line enclosed within the principal story to provide relief from the main plot's tension, add character dimension, etc.

    2001, Nancy Arbuthnot Johnson, Vic Neufield, Forging Links for Health Research, But this story has a subplot — a subplot about fairness and how people have divergent levels of access to knowledge and resources.

  2. 2.

    A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.

    1999, E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar, Christian Cossalter, Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forest, There are 72 trees in each plot (6x12) and 36 trees in each subplot.

    2002, M. Boya Edwards, Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Hardwood and shrub stems (besides gallberry) were counted by species and measured for total height (if greater than 2 ft) on 3 strip plots per subplot that were 0.01 acre […]

v.
  1. 1.

    To provide (a story) with a subplot.

    及物

词源

From sub- + plot.

来源：wiktionary