leitmotiv
noun[C]
literature,music,artspecialized(alsoleitmotif)uk/ˈlaɪt.məʊ.tiːf/us/ˈlaɪt.moʊ.t̬iːf/a phrase or otherfeaturethat isrepeatedoften in aworkofart,literature, ormusicand thattellsyou somethingimportantabout it:
(指艺术、文学或尤指音乐作品中反复出现的)主题,中心思想,主旋律Deathandrenewalare leitmotivsrunningthrough thewholenovel.死亡与新生是贯穿这部小说的主题。
Topics & areas of interest
- angle
- backyard
- bailiwick
- cause célèbre
- centrism
- con
- demesne
- domain
- front
- kingdom
- province
- scene
- score
- specialism
- specialization
- subject
- talk
- thematic
- theme
- topically