不論是英語寫作還是閱讀，我們經常會遇到標題。寫作的時候，可能不知道哪些詞需要大寫。閱讀的時候，反射弧要是長一點，可能過了幾行才恍然大悟，原來那個大寫是標題??！
對于作者和讀者來說，標題在各方面都很重要。今天，普特君就帶大家了解一下外國人總結的英語標題大寫規則，舉例時會用到一些電影標題哦。
1. Make sure the phrase you're working with is actually a title.
確定自己寫的確實是標題
The following are titles that should be in title case:
以下幾種都屬于標題：
Titles of works (books, movies, articles, songs, magazines)
作品名（書籍、電影、文章、歌曲、雜志）
Titles of academic tests or papers
學術測試或論文名
In sentence case, the only thing that should be capitalized is the sentence's first word and any proper nouns.
如果是句子，唯一需要大寫的就是第一個單詞和專有名詞。
2. Capitalize the first word in a title.
標題中首個單詞要大寫
So, in the title The Perks of Being a Wallflower, make sure to capitalize The—it's the very first word, and its capitalization tips off the reader that, hey, the title's officially starting.
在標題壁花少年（The Perks of Being a Wallflower）中，“the”一定要大寫，它是第一個單詞，大寫可以提醒讀者，這里開始是標題啦。
3. Capitalize all major words in a title.
標題中的主要單詞要大寫
How do we define a “major word”? Good question. A “major word” is a subject, noun, adjective, or verb—basically, any word whose meaning impacts the sentence and isn't a short little conjunction or preposition.
什么是“主要單詞”呢？這個“主要單詞”是主語（subject）、名詞（noun）、形容詞（adjective）或動詞（verb）?；旧?，任何一個主要單詞的意思都會影響句子，而不是一個簡短的連詞或介詞。
In the title Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, “Tell,” “Mom,” “Babysitter,” and “Dead” are all major words—they're verbs (tell), nouns (mom, babysitter), and adjectives (dead describes the babysitter), and they all very much impact the sentence's meaning.
讓我們來舉個例子，加深一下印象。在標題“Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead”中，“Tell”、“Mom”、“Babysitter”和“Dead”都是“主要單詞”?！癟ell”是動詞，“Mom和Babysitter”是名詞，形容“Babysitter”的“Dead”則是形容詞。它們都會對句子意思有影響，所以都應該大寫。
4. While you're at it, capitalize every word that is four letters or longer.
4個字母或更長的單詞都需要大寫
If a word is longer than four letters, it automatically becomes “major”.
如果一個單詞長度超過4個字母，就自動變成了“主要單詞”。
5. Do a final skim for tricky punctuation that might change the rules of title case.
最后略讀一下可能會改變標題大小寫規則的標點符號
The English language—and its titles—are rarely simple. They're often broken up by punctuation. Titles, in particular, often feature colons.
英語語言和標題很少會簡單。它們通常會被標點隔開。特別是標題，經常會遇到冒號。
Check out the following movie titles featuring colons:
來看看下面這些帶有冒號的電影標題：
Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
《奇愛博士：我如何學會停止恐懼并愛上炸彈》
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
《怒海爭鋒：極地遠征》
Notice a pattern? Anything after the colon starts with a capital letter, like it's a brand new sentence (or title)—even if it's a minor, short word,. The same goes for movie titles like Lust, Caution that feature a comma in the middle: anything after the punctuation is capitalized anew.
注意到了嗎？冒號后面都以大寫字母開頭，就像是全新的句子或標題，即使是短小的單詞。電影《色·戒》的英文名為Lust, Caution，中間有逗號，逗號之后的單詞也要大寫。標點符號之后的第一個單詞都要大寫。
That way, you can apply the movie titles' rules to songs, academic papers, and even PowerPoint headings to determine when to use title case.
以上這些電影標題的規則，你可以應用到歌曲、學術論文甚至PPT標題中。
來源：普特英語
