digression

IPA/daɪˈɡreʃn/
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digression — 名詞

  • digressionsingular
  • digressionsplural

1. a part of a talk or piece of writing where someone leaves the main point for a w

1.名詞C1
釋義

離題；岔題

暫時偏離主題去談別的事

a part of a talk or piece of writing where someone leaves the main point for a while and turns to another topic.

例句

During the history lecture, Esme made a quick digression about her grandfather's diary.

在那堂歷史課上，Esme 很快岔題講到她祖父的日記。

collocation: make a digression

Talia's funny digression about train delays made the meeting run late.

Talia 關於火車誤點的那段岔題玩笑，讓會議拖晚了。

常見搭配
  • brief digression
  • long digression
  • make a digression
  • return from a digression
同義詞
  • aside

    often shorter and lighter in tone, especially in speech or drama

  • tangent

    more informal and often used when someone wanders too far from the main point

  • detour

    can be literal or figurative; less specifically tied to speaking or writing

用法筆記

Usually refers to a temporary side topic inside a larger talk, lecture, essay, or story. It often suggests that the speaker or writer will return to the main point afterward.

常見錯誤

The teacher digression lasted ten minutes.
The teacher's digression lasted ten minutes.
'digression' is a noun, so it needs a determiner or possessive form.

同根字

  • digress
    動詞C1
  • digressive
    形容詞C2

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常用片語

  • go off on a digression
  • make a digression
  • return from a digression

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