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    A themed place or event is one that has been deliberately and run so that everything in it matches one idea, and being inside it feels like being somewhere else — another country, another time, a story world. A themed restaurant might have all the waiters dressed as pirates; a themed hotel room might be built to look like a ; a 1920s-themed party asks guests to come in 1920s clothes.

    A themed place or event有主題的地方或活動 is one that has been deliberately decorated and run是被刻意布置和經營過的 so that everything in it matches one idea讓裡面的一切都對應同一個主題 and而且 being inside it身處其中 feels like being somewhere else會感覺像身處別的地方 another country另一個國家 another time另一個時代 a story world一個故事世界 a themed restaurant主題餐廳 might have all the waiters dressed as pirates可能讓所有服務生都打扮成海盜 a themed hotel room主題飯店房間 might be built to look like a spaceship可能被打造成太空船的樣子 a 1920s-themed party一個1920年代主題派對 asks guests to come in 1920s clothes會要求客人穿1920年代的服裝來

    The key is that the theme is put on ON PURPOSE and applies to everything — the food, the music, the clothes, the walls.

    The key重點是 is that the theme主題 is put on被安排上去 ON PURPOSE是刻意的 and applies to everything而且套用到所有東西上 the food, the music, the clothes, the walls食物、音樂、服裝、牆壁

    It is very commonly used as the second half of a compound with a : horror-themed, ocean-themed, Christmas-themed, football-themed, Halloween-themed. That pattern is productive — you can make a new one whenever you like and English speakers will understand it instantly. On its own, 'a themed event', 'a themed bar', it is often shorthand for the same thing.

    It is它 very commonly used非常常被用 as the second half of a compound with a hyphen當作連字號複合詞的後半部 horror-themed, ocean-themed, Christmas-themed, football-themed, Halloween-themedhorror-themed、ocean-themed、Christmas-themed、football-themed、Halloween-themed that pattern這個模式 is enormously productive非常能夠自由造詞 you can make a new one你可以隨時造一個新的 whenever you like隨你高興 and English speakers而英文使用者 will understand it instantly會馬上聽懂 on its own單獨使用時 'a themed event'「a themed event」 'a themed bar'「a themed bar」 it is often shorthand常常是...的簡稱 for the same thing同一件事

    It is also the past form of the verb 'to theme' ('they themed the whole wedding around the sea'), but honestly the adjective is what you will meet ninety-nine times out of a hundred.

    It is它也是 also the past form of the verb 'to theme'動詞 to theme 的過去式 'they themed the whole wedding around the sea'「they themed the whole wedding around the sea」 but honestly不過老實說 the adjective這個形容詞用法 is what you will meet才是你會遇到的 ninety-nine times out of a hundred一百次裡有九十九次

    One small piece of flavour: to many English speakers 'themed' carries a faint smile — it hints at something commercial, a bit over-the-top, made for tourists or children. A 'themed pub' is not a compliment in Britain. It is not a rude word at all, but it rarely describes something elegant.

    One small piece of flavour一個小小的語感細節 to many English speakers對很多英文使用者來說 'themed'themed carries a faint smile帶著一點微妙的笑意 it hints at它暗示著 something commercial帶點商業味 a bit over-the-top有點浮誇 made for tourists or children是做給觀光客或小孩看的 a 'themed pub'一間themed pub is not a compliment不是稱讚 in Britain在英國 it is not a rude word at all它一點也不是不禮貌的詞 but不過 it rarely describes something elegant但很少用來形容優雅的東西

    Note too that this everyday 'costume and decoration' sense sits some way from the serious 'theme' of a novel — nobody calls a sad literary novel 'themed'.

    Note too也要注意 that this everyday 'costume and decoration' sense這個日常的「裝扮布置」意思 sits some way from距離...有一段距離 the serious 'theme' of a novel小說中嚴肅的theme(主題) nobody calls沒有人會說 a sad literary novel一部悲傷的文學小說 'themed'是themed的

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組成theme(主題)+ -ed(形容詞字尾,意思是「有…的」,像 bearded 有鬍子、walled 有牆)

同家族的字

  • themethe noun it comes from
  • thematicthe other adjective from theme — but for ideas, not decoration

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

themedadj

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    Having a particular theme or topic.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。