/ˈdɪskɔːs/1
- written or spoken communication or debate（口头或书面的）交谈; 辩论：
mass noun the language of political discourse政论语言
count noun an imagined discourse between two people travelling in France.一个虚构的两个在法国旅游的人之间的谈话。
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- count noun a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing正式讨论：
a discourse on critical theory.
对批评理论的一场讨论。
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- Linguistics a connected series of utterances; a text or conversation【语言学】语段; 语篇; 谈话。
/dɪsˈkɔːs/
no obj.
1- speak or write authoritatively about a topic（权威性地）讲述; 著述：
she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe.
她对欧洲史可以做长篇大论。
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- engage in conversation交谈：
he spent an hour discoursing with his supporters in the courtroom.
他在法院花了一个小时与他的支持者交谈。
词源
late Middle English （denoting the process of reasoning， also in the phrase discourse of reason）： 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.