Word · Frequency #20770
digression
离题；跑题
核心释义
An act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, especially for rhetorical effect.
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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.
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题外话
a message that departs from the main subject
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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.
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偏离(方向、注意力或关注)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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延伸；偏离平均位置或预期路径的偏转或偏差。
An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
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偏离旅程主路
wandering from the main path of a journey
题外话；偏离；转移；偏转；偏差；偏离旅程主路；绕道；题外话；在讲话或写作中偏离主题的行为。
用法In use
His speech was interesting, but his many digressions made it hard to follow.
用法提示：名词复数形式，表示多次离题的行为。
I apologize for the digression; let me return to the main topic.
用法提示：名词单数形式，作为介词宾语，指一次离题。
The professor's digressions often distracted the class from the lesson.
用法提示：名词复数形式，表示多次出现的偏离主题的内容。
a digression into irrelevant details
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- brief digression
- 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。
- make a digression
- 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。
- welcome digression
- 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。
- digression from the main topic
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与from连用表示偏离某主题
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 digression 都以 -ssion 结尾，且重音音节的元音都是 /ɛ/，因此押韵。注意拼写相似的 discussion /dɪˈskʌʃən/ 和 decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ 发音不同，并不押韵。另注意 digression 的 di- 读作 /daɪ/。
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