| 释义 |
di·gres·sion
\dīˈgreshən also də̇ˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English digressioun, from Middle French digression, disgression, from Latin digression-, digressio, from digressus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : an act or instance of digressing : a going aside
2.
a. : the act of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
< other flights and digressions I find yet more doubtful than the humorous — B.N.Cardozo >
b. : the portion of the discourse in which such a digression is made
< a lengthy digression on the subject of free trade interrupted the main point of the speech >
3. obsolete : transgression
• di·gres·sion·al \-shənəl\ adjective |