首页英语词典topictopic的意思

topic

英 ['tɒpɪk] 美['tɑpɪk]

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近义词problem point issue subject question theme text

n. 主题（等于theme）；题目；一般规则；总论

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复数: topics;

中文词源

topic 题目，话题

来自拉丁语 topica,题目，话题，来自希腊语 topikos,关于某地的，来自 topos,地方，词源同 topography.

英英释意

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;: "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

2. some situation or event that is thought about;: "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

英文词源

topic: topic: [16] Greek tópos meant ‘place’. From it was derived the adjective topikós ‘of a place’, which came to mean ‘commonplace’. Aristotle used it in the title of his treatise Tà topiká, which contains commonplace arguments, and it was with direct reference to this that the word first arrived in English (via Latin topica). The sense ‘subject, theme’ arose in the 18th century from the notion of the various heads of argument contained in Tà topiká and works like it.

The derived topical [16] originally meant ‘of topics’; the specialization to ‘of topics of the day, of current interest’ is as recent as the second half of the 19th century. The word’s original notion of ‘place’ is preserved in topography [15] and topology [17]. The diminutive form of Greek tópos was tópion ‘small place’, hence ‘field’.

Latin took over its plural as topia, and used it for ‘ornamental gardening’. From it was derived the adjective topiārius, which forms the basis of English topiary [16].
=> topiary, topography
topic (n.): 1630s, "a class of considerations from which probable arguments can be drawn," singular form of "Topics" (1560s), the name of a work by Aristotle on logical and rhetorical generalities, from Latin Topica, from Greek Ta Topika, literally "matters concerning topoi," "commonplaces," neuter plural of noun use of topikos "pertaining to a common place, of a place, local," from topos "place" (see topos). The meaning "matter treated in speech or writing, subject, theme" is first recorded 1720.

同义词辨析

issue, subject, theme, topic

这些名词均有"主题，话题"之意。

issue：指有争论、议论，急需讨论研究的热点话题。

subject：一般用词，使用广泛。指书籍、文章、演讲、讨论等中所隐含的、暗示的，需要由读者或听众推断的主题或中心话题。

theme：系正式用词，多指文学、艺术作品的主题，或论文、演说的主题。

topic：普通用词，含义广泛，但其范畴小于subject。既可指文章、讲话的题目，谈话的内容，又可指提纲中的标题甚至段落的主题或中心思想。

考试真题

One of the reasons I find this topic very interesting is because my mom was a smoker when I was younger, says Lindson-Hawley, who studies tobacco and health at the University of Oxford.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain.

I just think you need to narrow the topic down.

I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I'm doing a research paper.

: What is the topic of the man's writing assignment?

"One of the reasons I find this topic very interesting is because my mom was a smoker when I was younger," says lindson-Hawley, who studies tobacco and health at the University of Oxford.

According to the first research to tackle this topic head-on, misnaming the most familiar people in our life is a common cognitive (认知的) error that has to do with how our memories classify and store familiar names.

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic.

Middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life.

And in today’s program, we’re looking at the results of two recently published surveys, which both deal with the same topic—happiness at work.

The most popular option: write on a topic of your choice.

They think if they do a topic of their choice, "I'll just go get that history paper I did last year on the Roman Empire and turn it into a first-person application essay

The thought is certainly enough to keep the pot boiling under parents like Meg, the lawyer-mom, as she tries to help her son choose an essay topic.

Although that can indeed be frustrating, this is probably the only way to treat so grand a topic.

It has now become a hot topic in the United States.

The machine would not be a passive participant but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its own.

I just think you need to narrow the topic down.

I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I'm doing a research paper.

And in today's program, we're looking at the results of two recently published surveys, which both deal with the same topic—happiness at work.

As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn't taken seriously, even among AI researchers.

But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room.

I'm afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic.

middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family life.

The general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that's as far as I've got.

The topic of the nature of skill—and the differences between beginners and experts has been one of considerable discussion in cognitive science and philosophy.

There's been little research on the topic, Steinberg wrote in a law article about this issue.

Whether or not we can catch up on sleep — on the weekend, say — is a hotly debated topic among sleep researchers.

As shown here, Lainey can become excited about reading when presented with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.

Be sure to stay on topic and not offer irrelevant information.

Every month the magazine introduces afresh new topic with articles, experimentsand creative things to make — the magazine.

For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion.

Freedom's challenge in the digital age is a serious topic.

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often: ability, money and time, money is a topic i'll save for another day.

I don't think what he said is relevant to the topic we are discussing.

Introduce a new topic for the discussion.

It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics.

It's almost never good to start a meeting with general comments such as:"I didn't understand what you said about [main topic of the course] "or "I couldn't understand any of your lectures last week."

January 5, submit a topic proposal to your history teacher.

Other forms of prenatal involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a child's class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic.

Performance: a dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long.

Surveys 调查 on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be "very" or "somewhat" overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories.

The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to introduce a topic.

The passage begins with two questions to introduce the main topic.

The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.

The teacher may require a second proposal if the first is off-topic or unclear.

Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic-breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out-that a person would rather keep secret.

We are having a debate about this topic.

When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica, I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles.

When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it.

Today, the social sciences are largely focused on disciplinary problems and internal scholarly debates, rather than on topics with external impact.

And in Europe, some are up in arms over a proposal to drop a specific funding category for social-science research and to integrate it within cross-cutting topics of sustainable development.

实用场景例句

The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend.: 交谈的主要话题是汤姆的新女友。

The article covered a wide range of topics.: 这篇文章讨论了一系列广泛的论题。

The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…: 在英国，天气是交谈中永恒的话题。

The main topic for discussion is political union...: 讨论的主题是政治联合。

What do you like to do in your spare time?: 空闲时你喜欢干什么?

There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.: 学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题.

We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he'd reveal confidential information.: 我们竭力把亨利从那个话题上扯开, 因为我们知道那样谈下去他会泄露机密.

The topic of argument is controversial.: 这个议题是很有争议的.

The weather is a stock topic of conversation.: 天气是老一套的话题.

Religion is a diffuse topic liable to unending disputation whereas theism is not.: 宗教是一个容易引起无休止争论的弥散型话题,而有神论则不是.

Don't overload your lecture with details that do not bear on the topic under discussion.: 讲课时不要过多地谈与本题无关的细节.

Sensing the interest of the audience, the speaker warmed to his topic.: 演讲者感觉到听众对他的话题有兴趣, 讲得更加起劲了.

The book jumps from one topic to another.: 这本书从一个主题跳到另一个主题.

He discoursed on an interesting topic.: 他就一个有趣的题目发表了演讲.

Once he starts talking, he will go far afield from his original topic.: 他只要一开始说话, 就会偏离原来的话题.

This essay is so short that it can only scratch the surface of the topic.: 这篇文章很短,只能对这一问题作肤浅的探讨.

a topic much discussed in barrooms across the country: 全国各地酒吧间议论纷纷的话题

a hotly debated topic: 激烈辩论的话题

I have a meeting with my supervisor about my research topic.: 我要就我的研究课题同导师见一次面。

The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend.: 交谈的主要话题是汤姆的新女友。

He chose an uncontroversial topic for his speech.: 他为自己的演讲选择了一个不会引起争议的话题。

She would have liked to ask questions, but he had moved on to another topic.: 她本想问问题，但他又继续谈另一个话题去了。

When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about.: 我教课时会给孩子们布置一个题目，让他们就这个题目写点东西。

Radical feminism is currently the fashionable topic among the chattering classes.: 激进的女权主义是时下名嘴阶层热议的话题。

No one article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud.: 没有哪一篇文章能把欺诈这一话题讲得恰到好处。

The War will remain a heated topic of debate for some time to come.: 这场战争在未来的一段时间内仍将是人们热议的话题。

Sex education in schools was the buzz topic.: 性教育在学校是个热议话题。

In addition to the 81 positive comments, 26 students had neutral, mixed, negative or off topic views.: 除了81条正面评价之外，有26位学生的观点或中立，或褒贬参半，或负面，甚或跑了题。

The topic is not taught in degree courses.: 学位课程不讲授这个课题。

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