leitmotiv是什么意思？

leitmotiv

英[laɪt'məʊtɪv] 美[laɪt'moʊtɪv]

• n. 主旨，中心思想；

例句

• The leitmotiv of her speech was the need to reduce expenditure. 她讲话中一再强调的就是需要削减开支.

英英词典释义

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