subjects

subject

• n.
  • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

    "he didn't want to discuss that subject"

    同义词：topictheme

  • some situation or event that is thought about

    "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"

    同义词：topicissuematter

  • a branch of knowledge

    "teachers should be well trained in their subject"

    同义词：disciplinesubject areasubject fieldfieldfield of studystudybailiwickbranch of knowledge

  • something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

    "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"

    同义词：contentdepicted object

  • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

    "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"

    同义词：caseguinea pig

  • a person who owes allegiance to that nation

    "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

    同义词：national

  • (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
  • (logic) the first term of a proposition
• v.
  • cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

    "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

  • make accountable for

    "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"

  • make subservient; force to submit or subdue

    同义词：subjugate

  • refer for judgment or consideration

    同义词：submit

• adj.
  • not exempt from tax

    "the gift will be subject to taxation"

  • possibly accepting or permitting

    "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

    同义词：capableopen

  • being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

    "subject peoples"

    同义词：dependent

  • likely to be affected by something (especially something unpleasant)

    "the bond is subject to taxation"; "he is subject to fits of depression"