A sub-editor is the person at a newspaper or magazine who takes what a reporter has written and gets it ready to print. The job is bigger than the name suggests. A sub-editor corrects spelling and grammar, checks facts and names, cuts a story so it fits the space on the page, makes the writing clearer, and — this is the famous part — writes the headline. Reporters get the byline; sub-editors get the blame when a headline goes wrong.

A sub-editorsub-editor is the person是...的人 at a newspaper or magazine在報社或雜誌社裡, who takes what a reporter has written把記者寫好的東西接手, and整理到 gets it ready to print可以印刷的程度。The job這份工作 is bigger than the name suggests比名字聽起來的重要得多。A sub-editorsub-editor corrects spelling and grammar會修正拼字和文法、checks facts and names查證事實和人名、cuts a story so it fits the space on the page把稿子剪裁到符合版面的空間、makes the writing clearer讓文字更清楚, and — this is the famous part而最有名的一項是 — writes the headline下標題。Reporters記者 get the byline會掛名; sub-editorssub-editor get the blame挨罵, when a headline goes wrong當標題出問題時。

The word is British, and also normal in Australia, Ireland, India, and elsewhere in the Commonwealth. It is often shortened to sub: "the subs have gone home", "it's with the subs".

The word這個字 is British是英式用法, and而且 also normal也很常見 in Australia, Ireland, India, and elsewhere in the Commonwealth在澳洲、愛爾蘭、印度和其他大英國協國家。It is often它常 shortened to sub被簡稱為sub: 'the subs have gone home'「the subs have gone home」, 'it's with the subs'「it's with the subs」。

In American English the same job is called a copy editor, and Americans may not recognise sub-editor at all. In Taiwan, students meeting this word in a British reading passage should read it simply as the newspaper's editing desk.

In American English在美式英文裡, the same job同樣的工作 is called叫做 a copy editorcopy editor, and而且 Americans美國人 may not recognise sub-editor at all可能根本不認得sub-editor這個字。In Taiwan在臺灣, students學生 meeting this word in a British reading passage在英式文章裡遇到這個字, should read it simply as只要把它理解成 the newspaper's editing desk報社的編輯台就好。

One useful caution about the sub- here: it does not really mean this person is a junior editor who will one day be promoted to editor. Sub-editing is its own craft, and many sub-editors stay subs for a whole career. The prefix reflects where the work sits in the production line, under the editor's authority, not the skill level of the person doing it.

One useful caution一個值得注意的提醒 about the sub- here關於這裡的sub-: it does not really mean它其實不是說 this person is a junior editor這個人是個資淺的編輯 who will one day be promoted to editor將來有一天會升上編輯。Sub-editingSub-editing is its own craft是它自己的一門專業, and而 many sub-editors很多sub-editor stay subs for a whole career做一輩子都還是sub。The prefix這個字首 reflects反映的是 where the work sits in the production line這份工作在生產流程裡的位置, under the editor's authority也就是在編輯的管轄之下, not the skill level of the person doing it而不是做這份工作的人的技術程度。