thematic role
noun 🔊/θɪˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/, 🔊/θiːˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/ 🔊/θɪˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/, 🔊/θiːˌmætɪk ˈrəʊl/ (also theta role)
(linguistics语言学)- the function that a noun phrase has in relation to a verb, for example agent or patient解元角色，主题角色（指与动词相关的名词短语的功能，如施动者或受动者）