| 单词 | discursive |
| 释义 | discursive (once / 7875 pages) adj If people accuse you of rambling from topic to topic in your speech or writing, they may say you have a discursive style — with changes in subject that are hard to follow. But it's okay because unicorns are shiny. The adjective discursive is often used to describe speech or writing that tends to stray from the main point, but the word can also have almost the opposite meaning. Discursive can also be used to describe an argument based on reason instead of intuition: "Her discursive dissertation on Colonial American women was well-argued and well-reasoned. Her professors were most impressed with her work." WORD FAMILYdiscursive: discursively, discursiveness USAGE EXAMPLESProudly discursive, the movie does not hesitate to devote long stretches of screen time to a trust-building class or to an author’s reading. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) In this subtly discursive study, historian of science Juan Pimentel looks at two animals that profoundly marked science, yet were “imagined without being seen”. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) But this is still a delightfully discursive volume for the armchair reader. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition Syn dianoetic logical capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning 2adj (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects a rambling discursive book Syn digressive, excursive, rambling indirect extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action |
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