dis·course
noun/ˈdɪskɔːs/
/ˈdɪskɔːrs/
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) a long and serious treatment or discussion of a subject in speech or writing
论文；演讲 - discourse on something a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
关于性别和性行为的论文 - He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.
他希望在会上听到些生动的政治演讲。
- discourse on something a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
- [uncountable] (linguistics) the use of language in speech and writing in order to produce meaning; language that is studied, usually in order to see how the different parts of a text are connected
语篇；话语 - spoken/written discourse
口头／书面语篇 - discourse analysis
语篇分析
- spoken/written discourse
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin: ‘argument’), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’; the verb influenced by French discourir.