单词 | theme |
释义 | Word Frequency theme(θiːm) noun 1. an idea or topic expanded in a discourse, discussion, etc 2. (in literature, music, art, etc) a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work 3. music a group of notes forming a recognizable melodic unit, often used as the basis of the musical material in a composition 4. a short essay, esp one set as an exercise for a student 5. linguistics the first major constituent of a sentence, usually but not necessarily the subject. In the sentence history I do like, "history" is the theme of the sentence, even though it is the object of the verb 6. grammar another word for root1 (sense 9), stem1 (sense 9) 7. (in the Byzantine Empire) a territorial unit consisting of several provinces under a military commander 8. (modifier) planned or designed round one unifying subject, image, etc a theme holiday verb 9. (transitive) to design, decorate, arrange, etc, in accordance with a theme Derived forms themeless (ˈthemeless) adjective Word origin C13: from Latin thema, from Greek: deposit, from tithenai to lay down |
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