theme

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it. (著作、谈话或讨论的) 主题
The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe. 该会议的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
2. N-COUNT A theme in an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats. (艺术品或文学作品的) 主题
The novel's central theme is the ongoing conflict between men and women. 这部小说的主题是男女之间永无休止的冲突。
3. N-COUNT A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based. (音乐的) 主旋律
...variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute. …莫扎特的《魔笛》中主旋律的变奏曲。
4. N-COUNT Theme music or a theme song is a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a movie or of a television or radio programme. (电影、电视节目或广播节目的) 主题曲; 主题歌
...the theme from Dr. Zhivago. …《日瓦戈医生》的主题曲。

The theme of freedom recurs throughout her writing.
The father-daughter relationship is a recurring theme in her novels .
On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme.
The movies she makes are all variations on the same theme.
Unfortunately, I had to leave just as the speaker was warming to his theme.