theme: [13] Greek théma denoted etymologically ‘something placed’, hence a ‘proposition’ (it was formed from the base *the-, source also of tithénai ‘place, put’ and distant relative of English do). English acquired the word via Latin thēma and Old French *teme as teme, but soon reverted to the Latin spelling. => do
theme (n.)
early 14c., "subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks," from Old French tesme (13c., with silent -s- "indicating vowel length" [OED], Modern French thème) and directly from Latin thema "a subject, thesis," from Greek thema "a proposition, subject, deposit," literally "something set down," from root of tithenai "put down, place," from PIE *dhe-mn, from root *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Meaning "school essay" is from 1540s. Extension to music first recorded 1670s; theme song first attested 1929. Theme park is from 1960.
例文
1. She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
彼女はこのテーマをめぐって約10分間枝葉を添えて話した。
2.Jones harps on this theme more than on any other.
この話題はジョーンズがいつまでもくどくど言うことができる。
3.Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
最近起こったことは、彼の中心的なテーマをより的確にしているように見せた。
4.My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
私の母は妻としての道を大いに語った。
5.This painting points to another recurring theme in Munch 's work.