subject是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied -- （討論、考慮或研究的）主題，話題；問題；題目

  • Our subject for discussion is homelessness. 我們討論的話題是無家可歸問題。

  • She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships. 她拍攝了一系列以家庭關係為題材的紀錄片。

  • The guest lecturer took as her subject (= decided to speak about) "punishment and imprisonment in modern society". 特別講師演講的題目是「現代社會的刑罰與監禁」。

  • The number of planes flying over the town has been the subject of (= has caused) concern since last summer. 自去年夏天開始，從小鎮上空飛過的飛機數量一直讓人們忐忑不安。

• 1 an area of knowledge that is studied in school, college, or university -- （中小學或大學的）學科；科目；專業

  • My favourite subjects at school were history and English. 唸書時，我最喜歡的科目是歷史和地理。

  • mainly UK Her subject (= special area of study) is low-temperature physics. 她的專業是低溫物理學。

  • I'd tried to explain the situation, but he just changed the subject. 我想把情況解釋清楚，他卻岔開話題。

• 2 a person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc. -- （書、文章或畫作的）主題，題目

  • The mill by the bridge was the subject of an unfinished painting by J. M. W. Turner. 橋邊磨坊是泰納一副未完成油畫的主題。

• 3 the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb -- 主語

  • "Bob" is the subject of the sentence "Bob threw the ball." Bob 是句子 Bob threw the ball 的主語。

• 4 a person who lives in or who has the right to live in a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen -- （尤指君主制國家的）臣民，國民

  • He is a British subject. 他是英國臣民。

• 5 to defeat people or a country and then control them against their wishes and limit their freedom -- 使臣服，征服，壓服

  • The invaders quickly subjected the local tribes. 入侵者很快就征服了當地的部落。

• 6 to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant -- 有；遭受，承受

  • Cars are subject to a high domestic tax. 買汽車要繳很高的國內稅。

  • In recent years, she has been subject to attacks of depression. 近年來，她一直飽受憂鬱症的折磨。

• 7 only able to happen if something else happens -- 取決於，視…而定

  • We plan to go on Wednesday, subject to your approval. 如果你同意，我們打算週三走。

  • Moving all the books should not take long, subject to there being (= if there are) enough helpers. 如果有足夠人手，把所有書都搬走花不了多少時間。

• 8 under the political control of another country or state -- 臣服的，被征服的

  • subject peoples/states 被征服的民族／國家