subplot
pronunciation
How to pronounce subplot in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbplɒt]
How to pronounce subplot in American English:
US [ˈsʌbplɑt]
Word Origin
- subplot (n.)
- also sub-plot, 1812 in literature, from sub- + plot (n.).
Example
- 1. But the asian-american story is a fascinating subplot .
- 2. This subplot tried to convince the audience the importance of chul soo and su jin to each other .
- 3. His point that no serious harm is done in such cases has led him to contrive a subplot .
- 4. Her struggle with a brain tumour is the book 's most emotionally resonant subplot .
- 5. There is a comic subplot involving a rural feud between the dolles and their neighbors , the gouards , who accuse each other of stealing crucifixes ; at one point a fight in the cemetery ends with two brothers fighting and falling into a grave .