名詞 caption:

1. taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument
2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
   同義詞：subtitle
3. brief description accompanying an illustration
   同義詞：legend

動(dòng)詞 caption:

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

1. A recent article in a weekly newspaper, was headed with a striking caption of a lady in a state of considerable distress.
   最近一份周報(bào)登了一篇文章，文章開(kāi)頭是一幅醒目的解說(shuō)詞，其中是一位愁容滿面的女士。
2. As a general contractor in Hong Kong, we are in need of one million square feet of the caption goods for prompt delivery.
   本公司香港一家總承包商，目前需要此項(xiàng)貨品100萬(wàn)平方英尺，須馬上交貨。
3. The title or caption of a newspaper article, usually set in large type.
   大字標(biāo)題通常用大號(hào)鉛字排印的新聞報(bào)道的標(biāo)題或題目

cap.tion

n.（名詞）
A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.
標(biāo)題，說(shuō)明文字：為插圖或照片配的標(biāo)題、短小說(shuō)明或描述
A subtitle in a motion picture.
字幕：電影里的對(duì)話譯文
A title or heading, as of a document or article.
標(biāo)題：題目，如文件或文章的標(biāo)題
Law The heading of a pleading or other document that identifies the parties, court, term, and number of the action.
【法律】 法律文件開(kāi)端部分：訴狀（或答辯狀）或其它文件的開(kāi)端部分，標(biāo)明當(dāng)事人姓名、法院名稱(chēng)、法庭的開(kāi)庭期以及案號(hào)
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cap.tioned,cap.tion.ing,cap.tions
To furnish a caption for.
給…加標(biāo)題，為…配字幕

來(lái)源：
Middle English capcioun [arrest]
中古英語(yǔ) capcioun [逮捕]
from Old French capcion
源自 古法語(yǔ) capcion
from Latin captiô captiôn-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) captiô captiôn-
from captus [past participle of] capere [to seize] * see kap-
源自 captus [] capere的過(guò)去分詞 [抓住] *參見(jiàn) kap-