digression
n. 离题, 扯到枝节上, 偏离
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1.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
可数 不可数The lectures included lengthy digressions on topics ranging from the professor's dog to the meaning of life.
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The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
可数 不可数make digression... by way of digression...
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A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
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A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
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An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
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From Old French digressiun or disgressiun, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from dīgressus + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs), the past passive participle of dīgredior (“to step away, to digress”), from dis- + gradior (“to step, walk, go”).
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