单词 | discourse |
释义 | discoursenoun /ˈdɪskɔːs / 1Written or spoken communication or debate: [mass noun]: the language of political discourse [count noun]: an imagined discourse between two people...
Synonyms discussion, conversation, talk, dialogue, communication, conference, debate, consultation, verbal exchange; parley, powwow, chat; Indian adda; New Zealand korero informal confab, chit-chat formal confabulation rare palaver, colloquy, converse, interlocution 1.1 [count noun] A formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing: a discourse on critical theory...
Synonyms essay, treatise, dissertation, paper, study, critique, monograph, disquisition, tract; lecture, address, speech, oration, peroration; sermon, homily 1.2 Linguistics A connected series of utterances; a text or conversation.Second, resolving this underspecification requires reasoning about how the presupposition is rhetorically connected to the discourse context....
verb /dɪsˈkɔːs / [no object] 1Speak or write authoritatively about a topic: she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe...
Synonyms hold forth, expatiate, pontificate; talk, give a talk, give an address, give a speech, lecture, sermonize, preach, orate; write learnedly, write at length informal spout, spiel, speechify, preachify, sound off archaic perorate, lucubrate rare dissertate 1.1Engage in conversation: he spent an hour discoursing with his supporters...
Synonyms converse, talk, speak, have a discussion, discuss matters, debate, confer, consult, parley, chat informal have a confab, chew the fat, rap formal confabulate OriginLate Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus 'running to and fro' (in medieval Latin 'argument'), from the verb discurrere, from dis- 'away' + currere 'to run'; the verb influenced by French discourir. |
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