音标:英式 /ˈtɒpɪk/,美式 /ˈtɑːpɪk/
词性:名词(n.)
核心含义:指谈话、文章、讨论等的中心内容,可译为“话题”“主题”“题目”等。作为可数名词,常用搭配为“a topic”(一个话题)或“topics”(多个话题)。
谈话或讨论的主题:指交流中围绕的核心内容。
例:They discussed the weather and other topics.(他们讨论了天气和其他话题。)
文章或演讲的题目:指书面或口头表达的中心议题。
例:This essay is so short that it can only scratch the surface of the topic.(这篇文章很短,只能对主题作肤浅探讨。)
学术或研究的课题:指需要深入探讨的专业领域内容。
例:research a topic(研究一个课题)
医学术语:旧指“局部药”,现较少使用。
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| hot topic | 热门话题 | The controversy around AI is a hot topic.(人工智能争议是热门话题。) |
| topic sentence | 主题句(语言学概念) | A topic sentence summarizes the main idea of a paragraph.(主题句概括段落主旨。) |
| off topic | 离题的(副词短语) | Let's get back on topic—we're discussing budget cuts.(回到正题,我们在讨论预算削减。) |
| discuss a topic | 讨论一个话题 | The class will discuss the topic of climate change tomorrow.(班级明天将讨论气候变化话题。) |
搭配动词:常用动词有 discuss(讨论)、choose(选择)、cover(涉及)、stray from(偏离)等。
例:Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.(篇幅有限,此处无法深入讨论该主题。)
介词搭配:表示“关于某主题”时,常用介词 on 或 about。
例:Write an essay on the topic of environmental protection.(以环境保护为题写一篇文章。)
常见场景:
日常对话:The topic of conversation bored him.(谈话内容让他感到厌倦。)
学术写作:The book frequently strayed from its main topic.(这本书常偏离主题。)
Can we shunt the talks onto a new topic?(我们换个新话题好吗?)
The topic seemed to have a fascination for her.(这个话题似乎对她很有吸引力。)
The essay isn't even remotely relevant to the topic.(这篇文章完全不切题。)
The main topic of the meeting was staff training.(会议的主要议题是员工培训。)
Climate change is a popular topic of debate.(气候变化是热议话题。)
She chose "urbanization" as her research topic.(她选择“城市化”作为研究课题。)
His speech covered several important topics.(他的演讲涉及多个重要主题。)
Let's avoid sensitive topics like politics at dinner.(晚餐时避免政治等敏感话题。)
The professor asked students to present on a topic of their choice.(教授让学生自选主题做报告。)
The documentary explores the topic of artificial intelligence ethics.(这部纪录片探讨人工智能伦理主题。)
| 单词 | 区别 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| topic | 侧重具体谈话或文章的中心内容,使用范围最广。 | The topic of the debate is "online privacy."(辩论主题是“网络隐私”。) |
| theme | 侧重抽象的主旨或贯穿始终的核心思想(如文学、艺术作品)。 | The theme of the novel is love and sacrifice.(小说主题是爱与牺牲。) |
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