digression

英 [da?'gre?(?)n] 美[da?'gr???n]
  • n. 離題;脫軌

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?digressions;動(dòng)詞:?digress;

英文詞源


digression (n.)
late 14c., from Latin digressionem (nominative digressio) "a going away, departing," noun of action from past participle stem of digredi "to deviate," from dis- "apart, aside" (see dis-) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The audience cried the speaker down as soon as he started on a third digression.
當(dāng)發(fā)言人第三次扯到題外去時(shí)聽眾發(fā)出喊聲,使他講不下去.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. All this is a digression,'he added in a different tone.
不過這都是題外話. ” 他又換了口氣說.

來自英漢文學(xué)

3. Now let's return from this digression to our subject.
現(xiàn)在咱們言歸正傳。

來自辭典例句

4. After this digression we return now to our original problem.
在這一段插話以后,現(xiàn)在回到原來的問題.

來自辭典例句

5. At this moment, thoughts of Celia were a digression.
此時(shí)此刻關(guān)于西莉亞的念頭讓人走神.

來自辭典例句