| 单词 | common thread |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommon thread common thread n. a continuous or persistent feature shared by one or more things; (in later use) spec. a theme or characteristic shared by several things, or by components of a larger whole (such as a story, body of work, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic > continuous or persistent thread1685 common thread1761 1761 W. Kenrick tr. J. J. Rousseau Eloisa II. cix. 186 I am better acquainted with your heart than yourself: that heart which heaven destined to be mine! I find them united by one common thread, which death alone can divide. 1876 Mind 1 359 Reflection is the common thread running through all, and connecting them [sc. the special sciences and psychology] with philosophy. 1917 W. MacHarg & E. Balmer Indian Drum xii. 203 He felt that in this list and in these clippings there must be, somehow, some one general meaning... But in their disconnection, their incoherence, he could discern no common thread. 2020 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Aug. (T-Mag. section) The common thread running through Huxtable's work, particularly her writing and artwork,..is a provocative if often cheeky exploration of layered identity and how it is and isn't moldable. < as lemmas |
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