late 14c., "process of understanding, reasoning, thought," from French discours, from Latin discursus "a running about," in Late Latin "conversation," from past participle stem of discurrere "run about," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "formal speech or writing" is first recorded 1580s.
discourse (v.)
1540s, from discourse (n.). Related: Discoursed; discoursing.
实用例句
1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。来自柯林斯例句
2. Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。来自柯林斯例句
3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
关于性别和性行为的论文来自《权威词典》
4. She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.
