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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