| 单词 | subject |
| 释义 | subject (once / 23 pages) 1nv 2n 3nadjv 4adj Subject can mean "topic," as in "Let's change the subject." It can also mean "to make someone do something," as in "Don't let your dad subject you to an hour-long lecture on fishing." It can also mean everyone in a country who is not the ruler, as in "The king greeted his subjects when he returned from abroad." A subject could be a broad branch of knowledge, like Biology, or a very narrow focus, like the effects of drought on avocados. If you are painting a portrait, the person posing for you is your subject. Subject can also mean beholden, or subordinate. If you are traveling in England, but not an English subject, or citizen, then you are still subject to English law. WORD FAMILYsubject: subjected, subjecting, subjection, subjects+/subjection: subjections USAGE EXAMPLESAnd it’s the subject of “We Believe in Dinosaurs,” an upcoming documentary that is fundraising through Indiegogo. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Rather, he said, its goal was to capture the challenge of talking to young children about difficult subjects. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Several Israeli media outlets reported that Netanyahu is the subject of two police investigations. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n some situation or event that is thought about he had been thinking about the subject for several years Syn|Hypo|Hyper issue, matter, topic area a subject of study blind spota subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment remitthe topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with res adjudicata, res judicataa matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again gray area, grey areaan intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other territoryan area of knowledge or interest cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned 2n a branch of knowledge teachers should be well trained in their subject Syn|Hypo|Hyper bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject area, subject field occultism the study of the supernatural communication theory, communicationsthe discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) majorthe principal field of study of a student at a university frontieran undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development genealogythe study or investigation of ancestry and family history allometrythe study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole biblioticsthe scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity ologyan informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge science, scientific disciplinea particular branch of scientific knowledge architecturethe discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings applied science, engineering, engineering science, technologythe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems futuristics, futurologythe study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal artsstudies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) divinity, theologythe rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth military sciencethe discipline dealing with the principles of warfare escapologythe study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) graphologythe study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) numerologythe study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs protologythe study of origins and first things theogonythe study of the origins and genealogy of the gods natural historythe scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals symbologythe study or the use of symbols and symbolism natural sciencethe sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena math, mathematics, mathsa science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement agronomy, scientific agriculturethe application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production agrobiologythe study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield agrologyscience of soils in relation to crops architectonics, tectonicsthe science of architecture landscape architecturethe branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment urban planningthe branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities interior designthe branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior metallurgythe science and technology of metals aeronautical engineeringthe branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft bionicsapplication of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) bioengineering, biotechnology, ergonomicsthe branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments chemical engineeringthe branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes civil engineeringthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges EE, electrical engineeringthe branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication computer science, computingthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures architectural engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art) industrial engineering, industrial managementthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways IT, information technologythe branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information mechanical engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery nanotechnologythe branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) nuclear engineeringthe branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors naval engineeringthe branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships rocketrythe branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation metrologythe scientific study of measurement nutritionthe scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) psychological science, psychologythe science of mental life IP, informatics, information processing, information sciencethe sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information cognitive sciencethe field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind social sciencethe branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society strategicsthe science or art of strategy systematicsthe science of systematic classification thanatologythe branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects) neoclassicismrevival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation classicalism, classicisma movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms Romantic Movement, Romanticisma movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization Englishthe discipline that studies the English language and literature historythe discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings art historythe academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture chronologythe determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events beaux arts, fine artsthe study and creation of visual works of art performing artsarts or skills that require public performance Occidentalismthe scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people Oriental Studies, Orientalismthe scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people philosophythe rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics literary studythe humanistic study of literature library sciencethe study of the principles and practices of library administration linguistics, philologythe humanistic study of language and literature musicologythe scholarly and scientific study of music Sinologythe study of Chinese history and language and culture stemmatics, stemmatologythe humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis) trivium(Middle Ages) an introductory curriculum at a medieval university involving grammar and logic and rhetoric; considered to be a triple way to eloquence quadrivium(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptologythe science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms linguisticsthe scientific study of language angelologythe branch of theology that is concerned with angels apologeticsthe branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines ecclesiologythe branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church eschatologythe branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind hermeneuticsthe branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis homileticsthe branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies liturgics, liturgiologythe study of liturgies theodicythe branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil tacticsthe branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy strategythe branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain the content of a particular field of knowledge 3n the subject matter of a conversation or discussion he didn't want to discuss that subject Syn|Hypo|Hyper theme, topic bone of contention the subject of a dispute precedenta subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) head, questionthe subject matter at issue keynotethe principal theme in a speech or literary work problema question raised for consideration or solution matter of fact, question of facta disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide matter of law, question of lawa disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 4n something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject Syn|Hyper content, depicted object thing a separate and self-contained entity 5n a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly Syn|Hyper case, guinea pig individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 6v cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to He subjected me to his awful poetry The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation Hypo|Hyper bacterise, bacterize subject to the action of bacteria vitriolexpose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol putcause (someone) to undergo something shipwreckcause to experience shipwreck refractsubject to refraction exposeexpose or make accessible to some action or influence exposeexpose to light, of photographic film incurmake oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to ventilateexpose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage insolate, solarise, solarize, sunexpose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun aerate, air, air outexpose to fresh air overexposeexpose excessively underexposeexpose insufficiently overexposeexpose to too much light underexposeexpose to too little light runbe affected by; be subjected to affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on have an effect upon 7v make accountable for He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors Hyper submit yield to the control of another 8v refer for judgment or consideration 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper submit give submit for consideration, judgment, or use returnsubmit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority pass on, relegate, submitrefer to another person for decision or judgment report outreturn a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body refer send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision 1n (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated Hyper constituent, grammatical constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction 2n (logic) the first term of a proposition 3Hyper term one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition 1n a person who owes allegiance to that nation a monarch has a duty to his subjects Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper national Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882) Maud GonneIrish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953) Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura KosciuszkoPolish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) Giuseppe MazziniItalian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) citizen a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community compatriota person from your own country nationalist, patriotone who loves and defends his or her country active citizena citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch) chauvinist, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteeran extreme bellicose nationalist civiliana nonmilitary citizen countrymana man from your own country countrywomana woman from your own country freeman, freewomana person who is not a serf or a slave private citizena citizen who does not hold any official or public position repatriatea person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored thanea man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land) elector, votera citizen who has a legal right to vote individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2adj being under the power or sovereignty of another or others subject peoples Syn dependent subordinate subject or submissive to authority or the control of another 3v make subservient; force to submit or subdue 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper subjugate dragoon subjugate by imposing troops enslavemake a slave of; bring into servitude dominate, master have dominance or the power to defeat over 1adj possibly accepting or permitting the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation Syn capable, open susceptible (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of 2adj likely to be affected by something the bond is subject to taxation he is subject to fits of depression Syn affected acted upon; influenced |
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