- A theme can be an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work. Anxiety about getting married is a big theme in romantic comedies.
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- n. 题目，主题；主旋律
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1. The theme carried through all his writing.
这个主题贯彻在他所有的作品中。
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2. The stories are all on the theme of unhappy marriage.
这些故事都是这样那样的不幸婚姻。
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3. North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival.
北美文学是今年艺术节的主题。
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4. the theme from ‘The Godfather’
《教父》的主题音乐
- theme (n.) early 14c., "subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks," from Old French tesme (13c., with silent -s- "indicating vowel length" [OED], Modern French thème) and directly from Latin thema "a subject, thesis," from Greek thema "a proposition, subject, deposit," literally "something set down," from PIE *dhe-mn, suffixed form of root *dhe- "to set, put." Meaning "school essay" is from 1540s. Extension to music first recorded 1670s; theme song first attested 1929. Theme park is from 1960.
theme ★ AWL / θiːm ; NAmE θiːm / noun , adjective theme themes themed theming noun ★ 1 ★ the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art （演讲、文章或艺术作品的）题目，主题，主题思想 ◆ North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. 北美文学是今年艺术节的主题。 ◆ The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. 总统强调了最受人欢迎的竞选主题 — 更加重视教育。 ◆ The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art. 男性裸体画像总是希腊艺术的中心主题。 ◆ The stories are all variations on the themeof unhappy marriage. 这些故事讲来讲去无非是这样那样的不幸婚姻。 ☞ collocationsat literature 2 ( music 音 ) a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music （乐曲的）主题，主旋律 3 = theme music ◆ the theme from ‘The Godfather’ 《教父》的主题音乐 4 ( old-fashioned) ( NAmE) a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school （学生的）作文 5 ( linguistics 语言 ) the part of a sentence or clause that contains information that is not new to the reader or audience （句子的）主位；词干；主题 ☞compare rheme adjective ( BrE) ~ pub/bar/restaurant, etc. a pub, bar, etc. that is designed to reflect a particular subject or period of history （反映某主题或历史时期的）主题酒馆（或酒吧、餐馆等） ◆ an Irish theme pub 爱尔兰主题酒馆 theme / θiːm ; NAmE θiːm /
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