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.
雙語例句
1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
蓋茨以一篇有關(guān)部署策略的鴻篇大論予以回應。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
其他的話語形式已經(jīng)成功地與政治分離開來。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
關(guān)于性別和性行為的論文
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.