leitmotif
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++leit·mo·tif, leitmotiv /ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf $ -moʊ-/ noun [countable] 1. APM technical a musical phrase that is repeated several times during a long musical work and represents a particular character or idea 〔音乐的〕主旋律，主导动机，主导主题2 OFTENsomething that is seen or heard very many times and so becomes a typical feature of a place, time, or person 〔某个地方、时代或人的〕主题，主旋律 Her designs in clothing became a leitmotif of the 1970s. 她的服装设计成了20世纪70年代的主旋律。
Examples from the Corpus
leitmotif• Ashton has other ways of creating a leitmotif to link incidents pertinent to the plot throughout a ballet.• This can be effected by the use of a leitmotif or phrases of music.• It was a leitmotif of the early It.• Managed competition, rather than a free market in health care, is the leitmotif of the reforms.• This remained the leitmotif of a torrent of radio, television and newspaper interviews Heseltine gave in the days following his resignation.• The leitmotifs for Giselle created by Adam and Perrot can be said to disclose her emotional development.Origin leitmotif (1800-1900) German leitmotiv, from leiten “to lead” + motiv “motive” (from French motif)leit·mo·tif nounChineseSyllable
that musical is Corpus a phrase repeated
leitmotif
leit‧mo‧tif
, leitmotiv /ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf $ -moʊ-/ noun [countable]
2. something that is seen or heard very many times and so becomes a typical feature of a place, time, or person:
Her designs in clothing became a leitmotif of the 1970s.
leit‧mo‧tif
, leitmotiv /ˈlaɪtməʊˌtiːf $ -moʊ-/ noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: leitmotiv, from leiten 'to lead' + motiv 'motive' (from French motif)
1. technical a musical phrase that is repeated several times during a long musical work and represents a particular character or ideaLanguage: German
Origin: leitmotiv, from leiten 'to lead' + motiv 'motive' (from French motif)
2. something that is seen or heard very many times and so becomes a typical feature of a place, time, or person: