Definition & Meaning

1.words left unspoken in a play

2.implication; subtext; what is actually meant (in one's speech) but is not spoken openly

qián tái cí

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n.words left unspoken in a play
- zhè lǐ de qián tái cí shì shén me
  这里的潜台词是什么？
  What’s the subtext here?
- hǎi míng wēi de bīng shān fēng gé tǐ xiàn zài qián tái cí
  海明威的冰山风格体现在“潜台词”。
  Ernest Hemingway materializes his iceburg style through the "unspoken word".
- wǒ yǐ jīng shì guò qián tái cí ér wǒ bù zhī dào rú hé gǎi biàn zhè yàng de biān yuán de kuān dù jiǎn dān de shì qing
  我已经试过潜台词，而我不知道如何改变这样的边缘的宽度简单的事情。
  I can't figure out how to change simple things like the widths of the margins.
2
n.implication; subtext; what is actually meant (in one's speech) but is not spoken openly
- tā de diàn yǐng cháng cháng huì yǐn fā yī xiē duì qí kě néng de yǐn yì hé qián tái cí de zhēng lùn
  他的电影常常会引发一些对其可能的隐意和潜台词的争论。
  His movies often spark discussion over possible hidden meanings and subtext.
- zhè yàng yī zhǒng lùn diào de qián tái cí shì shén me
  这样一种论调的潜台词是什么？
  What kind of the subtext implying in the argument?

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