digression

英 [daɪ'greʃ(ə)n] 美 [daɪ'grɛʃən]
  • n. 离题；脱轨
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英语词源

digression (n.)
late 14c., from Latin digressionem (nominative digressio) "a going away, departing," noun of action from past participle stem of digredi "to deviate," from dis- "apart, aside" (see dis-) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).

权威例句

1. The audience cried the speaker down as soon as he started on a third digression.
当发言人第三次扯到题外去时听众发出喊声,使他讲不下去.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. All this is a digression,'he added in a different tone.
不过这都是题外话. ” 他又换了口气说.

来自英汉文学

3. Now let's return from this digression to our subject.
现在咱们言归正传。

来自辞典例句

4. After this digression we return now to our original problem.
在这一段插话以后,现在回到原来的问题.

来自辞典例句

5. At this moment, thoughts of Celia were a digression.
此时此刻关于西莉亚的念头让人走神.

来自辞典例句

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