subjects
科目,科目名称,科目设置
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Definitions
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- : that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- : a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college.
- : a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint.
- : the theme of a sermon, book, story, etc.
- : the principal melodic motif or phrase in a musical composition, especially in a fugue.
- : an object, scene, incident, etc., chosen by an artist for representation, or as represented in art.
- : a person who is under the dominion or rule of a sovereign.
- : a person who owes allegiance to a government and lives under its protection: four subjects of Sweden.
- : Grammar. a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the predicate, and that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate, as He in He gave notice.
- : a person or thing that undergoes or may undergo some action: As a dissenter, he found himself the subject of the group's animosity.
- : a person or thing under the control or influence of another.
- : a person as an object of medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment.
- : a cadaver used for dissection.
- : Logic. that term of a proposition concerning which the predicate is affirmed or denied.
- : Philosophy. that which thinks, feels, perceives, intends, etc., as contrasted with the objects of thought, feeling, etc.the self or ego.
- : Metaphysics. that in which qualities or attributes inhere; substance.
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- : being under domination, control, or influence.
- : being under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a sovereign, state, or some governing power; owing allegiance or obedience.
- : open or exposed: subject to ridicule.
- : being dependent or conditional upon something: His consent is subject to your approval.
- : being under the necessity of undergoing something: All beings are subject to death.
- : liable; prone: subject to headaches.
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- : to bring under domination, control, or influence.
- : to bring under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a conqueror or a governing power.
- : to cause to undergo the action of something specified; expose: to subject metal to intense heat.
- : to make liable or vulnerable; lay open; expose: to subject oneself to ridicule.
- : Obsolete. to place beneath something; make subjacent.
Phrases
- subject to, be
- change the subject
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
They wrote about subjects that they knew intimately, or that troubled or fascinated them, which is what all novelists do.
Klaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.
Poolaw spent most of his life (1906—84) documenting Indian subjects.
But records uncovered by the Senate Intelligence Committee suggest there may have been more than three subjects.
Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
All the ordinary subjects in schools have been taught over and over again millions and millions of times.
She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
Flowers, fruits, and insects were her favorite subjects, and were painted with rare delicacy.