• n. 论述；谈话；演讲
• vi. 演说；谈论；讲述
• vt. 说出；演奏出

dis-, 分开，散开。course, 跑，跑道。原指谈话，全面的了解，后用来指论文，演讲。比较discuss, dissertation.

discourse

discourse: see course

discourse (n.)

late 14c., "process of understanding, reasoning, thought," from French discours, from Latin discursus "a running about," in Late Latin "conversation," from past participle stem of discurrere "run about," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "formal speech or writing" is first recorded 1580s.

discourse (v.)

1540s, from discourse (n.). Related: Discoursed; discoursing.

1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.

盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.

其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality

关于性别和性行为的论文

来自《权威词典》

4. She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.

她开始讲本市的起源.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. We'll discourse on the subject tonight.

我们今晚要谈论这个问题.

来自《简明英汉词典》