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a digression from [noun phrase]
表示从…离题
This paragraph is a digression from the main argument.
这一段是对主要论点的偏离。
离题；跑题
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离题；跑题
An act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, especially for rhetorical effect.
This paragraph is a digression from the main argument.
这一段是对主要论点的偏离。
题外话；在讲话或写作中偏离主题的行为。
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
题外话
a message that departs from the main subject
在讲话或写作中偏离主题的行为,尤指为修辞效果而为之。
The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
偏离(方向、注意力或关注)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
His speech was interesting, but his many digressions made it hard to follow.
他的演讲很有趣，但多次离题使人难以跟上。
AI contextual example
I apologize for the digression; let me return to the main topic.
我为刚才的离题道歉，现在让我们回到正题。
AI contextual example
The professor's digressions often distracted the class from the lesson.
教授的题外话常常分散学生上课的注意力。
AI contextual example
a digression into irrelevant details
扯到无关细节的题外话。
WordNet
表示从…离题
This paragraph is a digression from the main argument.
这一段是对主要论点的偏离。
常用于描述说话者主动离题
The lecturer made a digression to tell a related anecdote.
讲师离题讲了一个相关的轶事。
表示离题进入某个话题
His digression into the history of the word was fascinating.
他偏离主题进入这个词的历史，非常吸引人。
Not this
Please don't digression during the presentation.
Use this
Please don't digress during the presentation.
中文中“离题”常被视为动词，但英语中 digression 是名词，其动词形式是 digress。因此需将名词误用改为动词。
Not this
The lecture had several digression that confused me.
Use this
The lecture had several digressions that confused me.
digression 是可数名词，表示具体的离题实例时应用复数形式 digressions，而非保持单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
简短的题外话
After a brief digression about the weather, she returned to her main argument.
她简短地岔开话题说到天气，随后又回到主要论点。
岔开话题
He made a digression to tell a funny story about his childhood.
他岔开话题，讲了一个童年趣事。
受欢迎的题外话
The professor's joke was a welcome digression from the dense lecture.
教授的笑话是这段密集讲授中受欢迎的题外话。
偏离主题
The chapter on local history is a digression from the main topic of the book.
关于地方历史的那一章偏离了该书的主要议题。
题外话，无可争辩，正是阳光；它们是阅读的生命和灵魂。
From Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy, a famous 18th-century satire celebrated for its digressions.
出自劳伦斯·斯特恩的小说《项狄传》，这部18世纪讽刺名作以其大量离题而著称。
Use digression naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：想象老师上课突然离开主题去讲题外话，就像从主路上拐入岔道；digression 就是这类‘走岔路’的题外话。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、public speaking、literary criticism digression 通常多用于正式或半正式场合，例如演讲、学术文章和文学评论，指说话或写作中暂时离开主题；日常口语中也可以用，但略显书面，换成动词 digress 或说“离题”会更自然。
常与from连用表示偏离某主题
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.