a subject that you talk, write or learn about 话题;题目;标题 The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend. 交谈的主要话题是汤姆的新女友。 a topic of discussion/interest 讨论/感兴趣的话题 to cover/discuss/address a topic 报道/讨论/谈论一个话题 a range/variety of topics 一系列/各种各样的话题 The article covered a wide controversial topics including forced marriage and abortion. 这篇文章涵盖了广泛的争议话题,包括强迫婚姻和堕胎。 There will be workshops on related topics. 将举办相关主题的研讨会。 Hot topics (= that are being discussed a lot) for discussion included global warming and pollution of the oceans. 讨论的热门话题包括全球变暖和海洋污染。 She has written about such important topics as race, culture and class. 她写过种族、文化和阶级等重要话题。
Extra ExamplesThe topic for tonight’s discussion is… 今晚讨论的题目是⋯ I did my best to change the topic (= of conversation). 我尽力改变话题。 In the next chapter the writer focuses on the topic of adoption. 在下一章作者着重讨论收养这个问题。 It might be better to avoid such a controversial topic. 最好还是避开这样一个有争议的话题。 She was an excellent speaker, but I found her choice of topic strange. 她是个优秀的演讲者,但我发现她的选题比较奇怪。 We discussed topics ranging from foreign policy to economics. 我们讨论了从外交政策到经济学等多个主题。 The book covers such diverse topics as diving and first aid. 这本书涵盖了潜水、急救等形形色色的话题。 articles on religious art and related topics 评述宗教艺术及相关主题的文章 This topic comes up every year. 本主题每年都会提出。 Our teaching is based largely on topic work. 我们的教学主要以专题学习为基础。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chosen
- selected
- particular
- …
- address
- approach
- broach
- …
- range from something to something
- come up
- area
- heading
- on a/the topic
- topic for
- a choice of topic
- a range of topics
- a variety of topics
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (originally denoting a set or book of general rules or ideas): from Latin topica, from Greek ta topika, literally ‘matters concerning commonplaces’ (the title of a written work by Aristotle), from topos ‘a place’.