| 释义 |
subˈtextual, a.
[sub- 3 a.]
Of or pertaining to a subtext; underlying, unarticulated, implicit.
1950E. R. Hapgood tr. Stanislavski's Building a Character viii. 113 It is only when our feelings reach down into the subtextual stream that the ‘through line of action’ of a play or a part comes into being. 1982N.Y. Times 21 May c8/6 ‘Red River’ and ‘Gilda’.., according to the festival's promoters, were ‘selected for their subtextual lesbian or gay themes’. 1987Melody Maker 8 Aug. 31/1 And yet the—er—sub-textual urges in your music do appear to be inimical to the notion of self-help karate groups for women. |