digression

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən/|/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/    美 /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing. countable,uncountable
    — The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.
  2. The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect. countable,uncountable
    — make digression... by way of digression...
  3. A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Nature... More stronger hadde her operacyon Than she hath nowe in her dygressyon.
  4. A deviation, an act of straying from a path. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — By this little digression into Gascony, the Duke had an opportunity... to re-inforce himself with some particular Servants of his.
  5. An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path. countable,uncountable
    — This digression [of the Sun] is not equall, but neare the Æquinoxiall intersections, it is right and greater, near the Solstices, more oblique and lesser.

词形变化

digressions plural degression alternative disgression alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
digressional digressionary
相关词
digress detour

词源

From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).
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