词组 | theme |
释义 | theme AC /θiːm/ noun the main subject or idea in a speech, film, piece of writing etcadjectivesthe main/central/dominant theme The main theme of the book is the importance of honesty.a major theme Cultural change is a major theme of his work.a common theme Death and rebirth is a common theme in Eliot’s poetry.a constant/perennial theme (=one that is always there) The loneliness of the individual is a perennial theme in crime writing.a recurrent/recurring theme (=one that appears several times) Childhood is a recurrent theme in her work.an underlying theme (=one that is important but not always very noticeable) One of the book’s underlying themes is the struggle for human rights.a universal theme (=one that affects people everywhere) Readers everywhere can relate to the universal themes in his work.the overarching theme formal (=a main one that occurs throughout all of something) The overarching themes of the conference were poverty and its effect on child health.verbsdeal with a theme also address/explore a theme formal The first part of the play deals with the theme of personal loss.develop/pursue a theme How well does the writer develop this theme in later chapters?a theme emerges (=becomes noticeable) This tragic theme does not emerge until the second act.a theme runs through sth (=exists in all parts of it) The theme of human evil runs through all his paintings.prepositionsthe theme of sth Students are invited to discuss the main theme of the poem.phrasesvariations on a theme (=things with a similar basic subject, style etc) Most of her short stories are variations on the theme of betrayal. |
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