theme
noun
θiːm
noun
1
SUBJECT
主题
the
main
subject
or
idea
in
a
piece
of
writing,
speech,
film
etc
主题
The
book’s
theme
is
the
conflict
between
love
and
duty.
本书的主题是爱与责任之间的冲突。
main/central/major
etc
theme
Campbell
has
made
health
care
a
central
theme
in
his
campaign.
坎贝尔在竞选活动中把医疗保健作为中心主题。
Nature
is
a
recurrent
theme
(=a
theme
that
appears
repeatedly)
in
Frost’s
poetry.
大自然是弗罗斯特诗作中反复出现的一个主题。
Most
of
Kurt’s
other
pictures
were
variations
on
the
same
theme
.
库尔特的其他大部分画作都是同一主题的变奏。
2
theme music/song/tune
music
or
a
song
that
is
often
played
during
a
film
or
musical
play,
or
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
a
television
or
radio
programme
主题音乐/主题歌/主题曲
the
theme
song
from
‘The
Brady
Bunch’
《欢乐家庭》的主题曲
3
REPEATED TUNE
重复的曲调
a
short
simple
tune
that
is
repeated
and
developed
in
a
piece
of
music
主调; 主旋律
Freia’s
theme
in
Wagner’s
opera
瓦格纳歌剧中的女神弗莱雅主题
4
STYLE
风格
a
particular
style
特定的风格
Her
bedroom
is
decorated
in
a
Victorian
theme.
她的卧室是以维多利亚时代的风格装饰的。
5
PIECE OF WRITING
作文
a
short
piece
of
writing
on
a
particular
subject
that
you
do
for
school
[美，过时] 〔为某一特定学科写作的〕作文，短论文;
AmE old-fashioned
[+
on
]
Your
homework
is
to
write
a
two-page
theme
on
pollution.
你们的家庭作业是就污染问题写一篇两页的作文。