topic
/ˈtɑpɪk/KK
tɑ·pɪk
變化形
topics
1.
主題；話題
正在談論、書寫、研究或教授的事情
用法：通常是可數名詞，常與介系詞「about」或「on」連用
Today’s topic is healthy eating.
今天的主題是健康飲食。
We talked about something else when the topic became hard to talk about.
當這個話題變得很難談時，我們改談別的事情。
2.
研究領域；專門主題
某個學科或活動中可以深入研究或討論的特定領域
用法：常與「研究」、「報告」、「演講」等詞搭配
The weather is an important topic in science class.
天氣是自然課上一個重要的主題。
Each student had to choose a topic for the science report.
每位學生都必須為科學報告選擇一個主題。
常見錯誤
We discussed about the topic in class.
We discussed the topic in class.
This is an interesting topic to discuss about.
This is an interesting topic to discuss.
Let’s talk another topic.
Let’s talk about another topic.
The teacher gave us many homeworks topics.
The teacher gave us many homework topics.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「topic」是可數名詞：可以說「a topic」或「several topics」。
・「topic」偏向具體的討論或研究主題；「subject」的範圍通常較廣，也可表示學校科目。
・注意區分「discuss a topic」與「talk about a topic」的搭配。