subplot是MATLAB中的函数，是将多个图画到一个平面上的工具。在matlab的命令窗口中输入doc subplot或者help subplot即可获得该函数的帮助信息。
以上来源于: WordNet
N-COUNT The subplot in a play, movie, or novel is a story that is separate from and less important than the main story. 陪衬情节
...a fascinating subplot to the main drama.
...一段主剧情之外引人入胜的陪衬故事。
Fleshed out the novel with a subplot.
辅以次要情节使小说更充实。
The film does have one serendipitous subplot: the peddling of offshore oil-drilling leases.
这部电影确有一个子情节：对租借近海石油钻井的宣扬。
He later came up with the story of the wrongfully accused brother, and the conspiracy subplot.
后来他想出了故事的错误指责弟弟，并共谋在本。
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