theme

CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中频词核心词汇

英 [θiːm] 美[θim]

释义

n. 主题；主旋律；题目

adj. 以奇想主题布置的

词态变化

复数: themes;

近义词

discussion treatise article composition paper dissertation essay thesis study discourse

助记提示

1. 这才是我要表达的东西.

中文词源

theme 主题，题目

来自希腊语 thema,主题，提议，假设，来自 PIE*dhe,放置，做，词源同 do,fact,thesis.-ema, 名词后缀。比喻用法，引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

theme: theme: [13] Greek théma denoted etymologically ‘something placed’, hence a ‘proposition’ (it was formed from the base *the-, source also of tithénai ‘place, put’ and distant relative of English do). English acquired the word via Latin thēma and Old French *teme as teme, but soon reverted to the Latin spelling.
=> do
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 root of tithenai "put down, place," from PIE *dhe-mn, from root *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Meaning "school essay" is from 1540s. Extension to music first recorded 1670s; theme song first attested 1929. Theme park is from 1960.

双语例句

1. She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.: 她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。

2. Jones harps on this theme more than on any other.: 这个话题最能让琼斯唠叨个没完。

3. Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.: 新近发生的事情使得他的中心主题显得更加有的放矢。

4. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.: 我母亲大谈为妻之道。

5. This painting points to another recurring theme in Munch's work.: 这幅画体现了蒙克作品中另一个常见的主题。

英英释意

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;: "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work;: "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition;: "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment);: "he got an A on his composition"

5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;: "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

实用场景例句

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.: 总统强调了最喜欢的竞选主题——加大教育投入。

The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art.: 男性裸体人像总是希腊艺术的中心主题。

The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage.: 这些故事讲来讲去无非是这样那样的不幸婚姻。

the theme from ‘The Godfather ’: 《教父》的主题音乐

an Irish theme pub: 爱尔兰主题酒馆

The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe...: 大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

'That's another element in choosing a style of writing, you see,' he says, returning to his main theme...: “瞧，那是选择写作风格时要考虑的又一个因素，”他又回到了主题上。

The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women...: 小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。

This painting points to another recurring theme in Munch's work.: 这幅画体现了蒙克作品中另一个常见的主题。

...variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.: 莫扎特的《魔笛》中主旋律的变奏曲

...the theme from Dr Zhivago...: 电影《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲

The BBC used Vangelis's Chariots of Fire as its Olympic theme tune in 1984.: BBC 选用了范吉利斯的《火战车》作为其 1984 年奥运节目的主题音乐。

He wrote a meritorious theme about his visit to the cotton mill.: 他写了一篇关于参观棉纺织厂的有价值的论文.

" Our work ", he continued, warming to his theme, " will be a milestone in scientific history. ”: “ 我们的工作, ” 他说到这一话题来了劲, “ 将会是科学史上的里程碑. ”

Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite theme for the painter.: 从很早时候起,瀑布就是画家所喜爱的题材.

The film's haunting musical theme stayed in my head for days.: 那部电影挥之不去的主题旋律多日来萦绕于我的脑际.

This poem marries theme and style well.: 这首诗的主题和风格结合得很好.

The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.: 小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的.

A slow theme introduces the first movement.: 第一乐章以缓慢的主旋律开始.

The theme of the play stands out even more clearly after it was revised.: 经过改编,戏的主题更加突出了.

He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment.: 他就青少年失业的主题作了一次报告.

Poverty is a recurrent theme in her novels.: 贫穷是她的小说中惯有的主题。

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。

Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are variations on a theme.: 关于惩罚的理论有很多，虽形式略有不同，但其主旨都是一样的。

She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.: 她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。

考试真题

She recently designed a gamification strategy for a sales training company with a storm-chasing theme.

Another training, this one for pay roll law, used a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs theme.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them.

Each session has a theme, and participants are given a variety of materials and prompts and asked to cover surfaces with their thoughts and art.

six birds have just been trained to pick up rubbish at a French historical theme park.

So far, visitors to the theme park have been excited to see the birds in action.

The city is still unfinished, and it feels a bit like a theme park.

The common theme of the UN reports is the relation between environmental protection and economic growth.

The question you are supposed to write about may seem outside the self, but the theme of the essay should center around its impact on you.

Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation.

For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction.

How does the author support the theme of the text?

An interest in the relationship between the function of society and culture became a major theme in European, and especially British, anthropology.

According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver，” creating our inner character and outer circumstances， the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.

While all of these countries face their own challenges , there are a number of consistent themes.

同义词辨析

composition, article, essay, paper, prose, thesis, theme, dissertation

这些名词均含"文章，论文"之意。

composition：多指学校里老师给学生的作文练习。

article：多指在报刊、杂志上发表的非文艺性的文章，包括新闻报导、学术论文等。

essay：指任何一种非小说性的，篇幅不长、结构简练的文章，如论说文、报道、评论、讽刺性杂文等。

paper：正式用词，多指在学术刊物上发表或在学术会议上宣读的专题论文，也指高等学校的学期论文，或学校里的作文练习。

prose：专指散文。

thesis：既可指毕业论文、学位论文，又可指一般的为阐述学术观点而写的论文。

theme：一般指大学或高中生作为作业所写的篇幅有限、较完整论述某个观点的文章。也可指作品或谈话的主要论题。

dissertation：书面语用词，指独立研究后所写的较为详细的专题文章；也可指学位论文。

issue, subject, theme, topic

这些名词均有"主题，话题"之意。

issue：指有争论、议论，急需讨论研究的热点话题。

subject：一般用词，使用广泛。指书籍、文章、演讲、讨论等中所隐含的、暗示的，需要由读者或听众推断的主题或中心话题。

theme：系正式用词，多指文学、艺术作品的主题，或论文、演说的主题。

topic：普通用词，含义广泛，但其范畴小于subject。既可指文章、讲话的题目，谈话的内容，又可指提纲中的标题甚至段落的主题或中心思想。

melody, song, tune, theme

这些名词均含有"乐曲，曲调"之意。

melody：指悦耳的曲调旋律。

song：多指配有歌词的歌曲。

tune：指曲调，与配有歌词的歌曲相对。

theme：指主旋律。