| 释义 | Noun: theme  theem Verb: theme  theemThe subject matter of a conversation or discussion"his letters were always on the theme of love"
 - subject, topic
A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work"it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme"
 - motif
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition"the theme is announced in the first measures"
 - melodic theme, musical theme, idea
An essay (especially one written as an assignment)- composition, paper, report
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed- root, root word, base, stem, radical
 Provide with a particular theme or motive"the restaurant often themes its menus"
 Derived forms: themes, theming, themed See also: thematic, unthematic Type of: air, content, descriptor, essay, form, furnish, idea, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, message, provide, render, signifier, strain, subject matter, substance, supply, thought, tune, word form Encyclopedia: Theme |