Topicality is the quality of being topical — of belonging to what people are talking about right now.

Topicality istopicality 是 the quality of being topical「符合時事」的特質 — of belonging to屬於 what people are talking about right now大家現在正在談論的東西。

It is the noun you use when you want to discuss that quality itself rather than describe a thing: 'the topicality of the film', 'the play has lost some of its topicality'.

It is the noun you use你就用這個名詞, when you want to discuss that quality itself當你想討論這個特質本身 rather than describe a thing而不是描述一個東西: 'the topicality of the film''the topicality of the film', 'the play has lost some of its topicality''the play has lost some of its topicality'。

It is a formal, written word. You meet it in reviews, in academic writing, in essays about literature or news, and almost never in a conversation; in speech people just say 'it's very topical' or 'it feels current'.

It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面字。You meet it in reviews, in academic writing, in essays about literature or news你會在書評、學術寫作、討論文學或新聞的文章裡遇到它, and almost never in a conversation幾乎不會出現在對話裡; in speech people just say講話的時候大家就直接說 'it's very topical' or 'it feels current''it's very topical' 或 'it feels current'。

Because it names a quality, it is uncountable. Notice how often it appears with words about time and fading: gain topicality, lose its topicality, retain its topicality. That is because the quality itself has a short life.

Because it names a quality因為它指的是一種特質, it is uncountable所以是不可數名詞。Notice how often it appears with words about time and fading注意它常常跟時間、消退有關的字一起出現: gain topicality, lose its topicality, retain its topicalitygain topicality、lose its topicality、retain its topicality。That is because這是因為 the quality itself has a short life這種特質本身壽命很短。

In debating — school and university competitions — 'topicality' also has a narrow special sense: an argument that the other team's case does not actually fit the set motion.

In debating在辯論裡 — school and university competitions學校和大學的比賽 — 'topicality' also has a narrow special sense'topicality' 還有一個很窄的特殊意思: an argument that主張 the other team's case does not actually fit the set motion對方的論點其實不符合這次的辯題。