subplotn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbplɒt/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌplɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, plot n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + plot n.

A secondary or subordinate storyline in a novel, play, film, or similar work. Cf. plot n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > sub-plot

underplot1668

under-action1697

subplot1812

1812 Scourge 1 Oct. 295 The sub-plot is of another description: in this, Beauchamp..inveigles the affections of a young girl.

1896 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 629 The intention of the sub-plot is chiefly satirical.

1916 C. Hugon tr. W. Creizenach Eng. Drama in Age of Shakespeare v. 255 A comic sub-plot runs side by side with the main plot.

1962 G. K. Hunter John Lyly iv. 237 The sub-plot episode of the pages and Grim the Collier of Croydon in Edwardes' Damon and Pithias.

2010 Independent 8 Oct. (Viewspaper section) 12/1 Tarantino's films, with their complex chronologies, plots and subplots, need an editor who can make sense of that welter of information.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subplot
释义	subplotn. Brit. /ˈsʌbplɒt/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌplɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, plot n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + plot n. A secondary or subordinate storyline in a novel, play, film, or similar work. Cf. plot n. 6. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > plot > sub-plot underplot1668 under-action1697 subplot1812 1812 Scourge 1 Oct. 295 The sub-plot is of another description: in this, Beauchamp..inveigles the affections of a young girl. 1896 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 629 The intention of the sub-plot is chiefly satirical. 1916 C. Hugon tr. W. Creizenach Eng. Drama in Age of Shakespeare v. 255 A comic sub-plot runs side by side with the main plot. 1962 G. K. Hunter John Lyly iv. 237 The sub-plot episode of the pages and Grim the Collier of Croydon in Edwardes' Damon and Pithias. 2010 Independent 8 Oct. (Viewspaper section) 12/1 Tarantino's films, with their complex chronologies, plots and subplots, need an editor who can make sense of that welter of information. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1812
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