英语词汇“discourse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

discourse

释义

noun | verb

discoursediscourse1 /ˈdɪskɔrs/ ●○○ noun

ETYMOLOGYdiscourse¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Late Latin discursus conversation

COLLOCATIONS► public discourse

Racist language is not acceptable in public discourse (=discussions of subjects by politicians, business leaders, etc.).

1[uncountable] serious discussions between people, especially about a particular subject: discourse on Rational discourse on public policy is vital to a democracy. Racist language is not acceptable in public discourse (=discussions of subjects by politicians, business leaders, etc.).2[countable] a serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject: discourse on/upon a discourse on 18th-century poetry3[uncountable] eng. lang. arts the language used in particular kinds of speech or writing: spoken and written discourse [Origin: 1400–1500 Late Latin discursus conversation]

noun | verb

discoursediscourse2 /dɪsˈkɔrs, ˈdɪskɔrs/ verb

VERB TABLE

discourse

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	discourse
	he, she, it	discourses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	discoursed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have discoursed
	he, she, it	has discoursed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had discoursed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will discourse
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have discoursed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am discoursing
	he, she, it	is discoursing
	you, we, they	are discoursing
Past	I, he, she, it	was discoursing
	you, we, they	were discoursing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been discoursing
	he, she, it	has been discoursing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been discoursing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be discoursing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been discoursing

discourse on/upon something phrasal verb to make a long formal speech about something, or to discuss something seriously

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