divagate

v. 流浪, 漫游,离题

发音

US /ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/
UK /ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/
US /ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/

词形变化

divagated divagates 三单 divagates divagating divagating 现在分词 divagated 过去式 divagated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To wander about.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To stray from a subject or theme.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

wander stray digress

上位词 1

tell

词源

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer.

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