单词 | discourse |
释义 | Word Frequency discoursenoun (ˈdɪskɔːs, dɪsˈkɔːs) 1. verbal communication; talk; conversation 2. a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing, such as a sermon or dissertation 3. a unit of text used by linguists for the analysis of linguistic phenomena that range over more than one sentence 4. archaic the ability to reason or the reasoning process verb (dɪsˈkɔːs) 5. (intr; often foll by on or upon) to speak or write (about) formally and extensively 6. (intransitive) to hold a discussion 7. (transitive) archaic to give forth (music) Derived forms discourser (disˈcourser) noun Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin discursus argument, from Latin: a running to and fro, from discurrere to run different ways, from dis-1 + currere to run |
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