discourse 名词读作/'dɪskɔːs/，动词读作/dɪs'kɔːs/

noun

1

[C, U] (formal) 论文；演讲

a long and serious treatment or discussion of a subject in speech or writing

a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality

关于性别和性行为的论文

He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.

他希望在会上听到些生动的政治演讲。

2

[U] (linguistics 语言) 语篇；话语

the use of language in speech and writing in order to produce meaning; language that is studied, usually in order to see how the different parts of a text are connected

spoken/written discourse

口头 / 书面语篇

discourse analysis

语篇分析

verb

短语动词

discourse on/upon sth

(formal) 讲述；论述

to talk or give a long speech about sth that you know a lot about

He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose.

他花了几个小时讲述法国和英国的散文。

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