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the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art （演講、文章或藝術作品的）題目，主題，主題思想 the central/main/key/major theme 中心/主要/關鍵/主要主題 Births are a recurring theme in Leigh's work. 出生是利作品中反複出現的主題。 Hot temperatures were a common theme over the past couple of weeks. 在過去的幾周裏，高溫是一個常見的主題。 - theme of something
The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage. 這些故事講來講去無非是這樣那樣的不幸婚姻。 North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. 北美文學是今年藝術節的主題。 The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. 總統強調了最受人歡迎的競選主題——更加重視教育。 The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art. 男性裸體雕像總是希臘藝術的中心主題。 Through sculptures Chen explored themes of illness, exile and cultural difference. 陳通過雕塑探索疾病、放逐和文化差異等主題。
Collocations LiteratureLiterature 文學 Being a writer 當作家 - write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
寫／發表文學作品／詩集／小說／書／故事／詩歌／長篇小說／評論／自傳 - become a writer/novelist/playwright
成爲作家／小說家／劇作家 - find/have a publisher/an agent
找到／有出版商／代理人 - have a new book out
出版一部新書 - edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
編輯／修訂／校對書／文章／原稿 - dedicate a book/poem to…
把一本書／一首詩獻給…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情節、人物和氛圍 - construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
構思／創作／編寫／把某事編成一部複雜的叙事小說 - advance/drive the plot
推進故事情節的發展 - introduce/present the protagonist/a character
介紹主人公／一個人物 - describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
描述人物／英雄／壞蛋；把一個人物描繪成…；把某人描繪成英雄／壞蛋 - create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
營造一種令人興奮／緊張的氣氛 - build/heighten the suspense/tension
制造／增加懸念／緊張氣氛 - evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
喚起對這種狀況的同情 - convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
傳達…情感／思想；給人…印象／感覺 - engage the reader
吸引讀者 - seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
抓住（讀者的）想象力 - arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
喚起（讀者的）情感／同情 - lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
缺乏想象力／情感／精心組織／節奏感
Language, style and imagery 語言、風格和形象語言 - use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
使用語言／形象語言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 - use/adopt/develop a style/technique
使用／采用／形成一種風格／技巧 - be rich in/be full of symbolism
富含象征意義 - evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
喚起…的形象／感覺 - create/achieve an effect
創造／取得效果 - maintain/lighten the tone
維持／緩和基調 - introduce/develop an idea/a theme
引入／發展一種思想／一個主題 - inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
促成小說的創作；給詩人以靈感；促成某人作品的誕生；激發某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 閱讀與評論 - read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
讀一個作家的作品／某人的著作／小說／詩集／一篇文章／一首詩／一部小說／一個章節／一段文章 - review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
評論一本書／一部小說／某人的作品 - give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
給予／得到好評／惡評 - be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
被譽爲一部傑作 - quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
引用一個短語／一行詩／一節詩／一段文章／作者的話 - provoke/spark discussion/criticism
引發討論／評論 - study/interpret/understand a text/passage
研讀／解讀／理解一篇文章／一段文章 - translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
翻譯某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小說／一首詩
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb1He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment. 他就青少年失業這個主題發表了談話。 His later novels develop the theme of alienation. 他後期的小說發展了異化這一主題。 Several familiar themes emerged from the discussion. 討論中出現了幾個熟悉的主題。 The same themes run through all her novels. 同樣的主題貫穿於她所有的小說。 universal themes of love and loneliness 愛情和孤獨之類的普適主題 The play touches on universal themes of loss and grief. 這出戲觸及了普遍的主題:失去和悲傷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- central
- dominant
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- address
- continue
- develop
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- emerge
- run through something
- music
- song
- tune
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- on the theme of
- variations on a theme
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music 音樂 a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music （樂曲的）主題，主旋律 The trumpets' theme is then taken up by the rest of orchestra. 接着由樂隊其他人員演奏小號主旋律。
- (also theme song, theme tune)[countable](also theme music [uncountable])
music that is played at the beginning and end and/or is often repeated in a film, television programme, etc. （電影、電視節目的）主題音樂 the theme from ‘The Godfather’ 《教父》的主題音樂
The film's haunting musical theme stayed in my head for days. 那部電影揮之不去的主題旋律多日來萦繞於我的腦際。 He wrote and sang the theme to the hit TV series, ‘Minder’. 他創作並演唱風靡一時的電視系列劇《保镖》的主題歌。 His theme is played each time he appears on screen. 他每次出現在屏幕上都會播放他的主題。
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a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school （學生的）作文 - (
linguistics 語言學 the part of a sentence or clause that contains information that is not new to the reader or audience （句子的）主位；詞幹；主題
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin thema, from Greek, literally ‘proposition’; related to tithenai ‘to set or place’.