discourse1
KK: [ˈdɪskors]
DJ: [ˈdiskɒːs]
n.
- 演講;講道[C]
I heard the professor's
discourse on English lexicography.
我聽了教授所作的關於英語辭典學的學術講演。
- 談話,交談,會話[U]
She enjoys chaste
discourse.
她喜歡高雅的交談。
- 論文[C]
The law student wrote a
discourse on the relationship between crime and environment.
這位法律系學生寫了一篇有關犯罪與環境兩者關係的論文。
- 【文】語段[C]
discourse2
KK: [dɪsˈkors]
DJ: [disˈkɒːs]
vi.
- 講述,論述
He
discoursed upon the poetic style of John Keats.
他講了約翰‧濟慈的詩歌風格。
- 談話,談論
辨析
n.
/
ˈdɪskɔːs,
dɪsˈkɔːs/
written or spoken communication or debate.
▸a formal written or spoken discussion of a topic.
▸Linguistics a text or conversation.
v.
/
dɪsˈkɔːs/
speak or write authoritatively about a topic.
▸engage in conversation.
Etymology
ME (denoting the process of reasoning): from OFr. discours, from L. discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in med. L. ‘argument’), from discurrere ‘run away’.