discourse
英 ['d?sk??s; -'k??s]
美['d?sk?rs]
- n. 论述；谈话；演讲
- vi. 演说；谈论；讲述
- vt. 说出；演奏出
TEM4GRE考研CET6CET6+TOEFL低频词常用词汇
词态变化
复数:?discourses;
中文词源
discourse 论文，演讲
dis-, 分开，散开。course, 跑，跑道。原指谈话，全面的了解，后用来指论文，演讲。比较discuss, dissertation.
英文词源
- discourse
- discourse: see course
- discourse (n.)
- late 14c., "process of understanding, reasoning, thought," from French discours, from Latin discursus "a running about," in Late Latin "conversation," from past participle stem of discurrere "run about," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "formal speech or writing" is first recorded 1580s.
- discourse (v.)
- 1540s, from discourse (n.). Related: Discoursed; discoursing.
双语例句
- 1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
- 盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
- 其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
- 关于性别和性行为的论文
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.
- 她开始讲本市的起源.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. We'll discourse on the subject tonight.
- 我们今晚要谈论这个问题.
来自《简明英汉词典》