digression

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

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.)).

双语例句

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