leitmotif

英[ˈlaɪtməʊti:f]

美[ˈlaɪtmoˌtif]

基本释义

The title of one of Dietrich's best-known songs could serve as the leitmotif for her life.

黛德丽的一生可用她的一首名曲的名字来概括。

Maybe greater inequality in pay is an unavoidable megatrend, a leitmotif for the 21 st century.

也许薪酬差距进一步扩大是一场不可避免的大潮,是21世纪主乐调.

期刊摘选

Noun

1. a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)