caption /'kæpʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
• (n.) brief description accompanying an illustration
• (v.) provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

Chinese translation

• n. 说明, 字幕, 标题
• vt. 加上标题, 加上说明
• [计] 标题

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kæpʃәn/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.72 · Super Rare

Word forms

captioned, captioning, captions

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Related words

captain · capture · captive · captivity · captivate · captious

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