caption

/'kæpʃn/

Thân thiện

A student writes a caption for a photograph in her project.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A brief title or explanation accompanying an illustration, diagram, or photograph: A caption is text placed near or on an image to describe, label, or explain it.
   • Text displayed on a screen that translates or transcribes dialogue or sound effects, especially in a video: In media, a caption provides a written version of spoken words, often for accessibility or translation purposes.
   • (Law, archaic) A heading or a formal heading of a legal document: This is a specialized, historical usage referring to the introductory part of a legal instrument.

2. Verb:

   • To provide an illustration or image with a caption: The action of adding descriptive or explanatory text to a visual element.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The photograph had a witty caption explaining the scene.
  • Please turn on the closed captions so I can follow the dialogue.
  • The legal document's caption listed the court and the parties involved.

• Verb:

  • She carefully captioned each graph in her scientific report.
  • The museum is captioning all the new exhibits in three languages.

Advanced Usage

• "Caption under": Often used to specify the location of the text.
  • The artist wrote a poignant caption under the self-portrait.
• "Caption for": Used to indicate the purpose or subject of the caption.
  • Can you think of a clever caption for this Instagram post?

Variants and Related Words

• Captioning (noun): The process or profession of adding captions, especially to video content.
  • Real-time captioning is essential for live news broadcasts.
• Captioner (noun): A person who writes or adds captions.
  • She works as a freelance captioner for online courses.

Synonyms

• Noun: Title, heading, legend, subtitle, description, explanation.
• Verb: Label, title, describe, explain.

Related Phrases

• Closed caption (CC): A specific type of caption for the deaf or hard of hearing, encoded in a video signal and can be turned on or off.
  • All new TV programs are required to have closed captions.
• Open caption: Captions that are always visible on the screen and cannot be turned off.
  • The foreign film was shown with open captions in English.

Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with the word "caption.")

Học thuật

Noun

1. brief description accompanying an illustration
2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
3. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
   • a mere caption unworthy of a reply

Verb

1. provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• legend
• subtitle