[TOP]subplot sub·plot / ˈsʌbplɔt; <ɪ style="color:#62081f">ŋæmə <ʃOŋð color="#ˌdˌdˌd">-plɑ:t / noun a series of events in a play, novel, etc. that is separate from but linked to the main story (戏剧、小说等的)次要情节,从属情节 [TOP]subplot sub·plot / ˈsʌbˌplɑt ; ˈsʌbplɔt / noun [C] 1. a PLOT (=set of events) that is connected with but less important than the main plot in a story, play etc 〔小说、剧本等的〕次要情节，从属情节: the novel's romantic subplot 该小说关于爱情的次要情节 [TOP]subplotUK ['sʌb.plɒt] US [-plɑ:t] noun countable » a part of the story of a book or play which develops separately from the main story （小说或戏剧中的）从属情节，次要情节 [TOP]subplot
1.N-COUNT 可数名词 (戏剧、电影或小说的)次要情节，从属情节，小插曲 The sub-plot in a play, film, or novel is a story that is separate from and less important than the main story.
...a fascinating sub-plot to the main drama. 重头戏中精彩的小插曲