英语词汇“discoursed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun Hans Selye, a Czech physician and biochemist at the University of Montreal, took these ideas further, introducing the term "stress" (borrowed from metallurgy) to describe the way trauma caused overactivity of the adrenal gland, and with it a disruption of bodily equilibrium. In the most extreme case, Selye argued, stress could wear down the body's adaptation mechanisms, resulting in death. His narrative fit well into the cultural discourse of the cold-war era, where, Harrington writes, many saw themselves as "broken by modern life."

Jerome Groopman, New York Times Book Review, 27 Jan. 2008 Such is the exquisite refinement of American political discourse in the early 21st century.

Brad Friedman, Mother Jones, January & February 2006 Literature records itself, shows how its records might be broken, and how the assumptions of a given discourse or culture might thereby be challenged. Shakespeare is, again, the great example.

Richard Poirier, Raritan Reading, 1990 He likes to engage in lively discourse with his visitors. She delivered an entertaining discourse on the current state of the film industry. Verb The most energetic ingredients in a Ken Burns documentary are the intervals of commentary, the talking heads of historians, sociologists, and critics coming at us in living color and discoursing volubly.

Richard Alleva, Commonweal, 22 Feb. 2002 Clarke had discoursed knowledgeably on the implications of temperature for apples; it was too cool here for … Winesaps, or Granny Smiths, none of which mature promptly enough to beat autumn's first freeze.

David Guterson, Harper's, October 1999 … Bill Clinton was up in the sky-box suites, giving interviews. So The Baltimore Sun's guy on the job was Carl Cannon and he took notes while Clinton discoursed on the importance of Ripken's streak, the value of hard work, the lessons communicated to our youth in a nation troubled by blah blah blah.

Richard Ben Cramer, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 1999 She could discourse for hours on almost any subject. the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As the political and social landscapes become more polarized – and as Americans grow tired of the divisiveness – the online discourse around comedy is getting louder.

USA Today, 1 Aug. 2022 The Buffalo shooting video throws into stark relief the stakes involved in what too often feels like an abstract debate over online discourse and free speech.

Will Oremus, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Shadowbanning fosters paranoia, erodes trust in social media, and hurts all online discourse.

Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 Chinese state media have labeled the project a smear campaign and point out that online discourse in the West is also laden with extremist views.

NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022 But the actor, who has stayed out of the online discourse around the film, also welcomed the chance to shed light on a subject without jumping on a soap box.

Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022 While the online discourse grew fierce, it could still be viewed as signifying a healthy free speech ecosystem, said David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition in San Rafael.

Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2022 The paper has been a lightning rod for professional and public discourse.

Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 This two-part miniseries investigates how Black comics turned stand-up into a platform for social discourse in America; produced by Kevin Hart.

Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 29 June 2022

Verb

But like art made in other arenas, prison art exists in relation to economies, power structures governing resources and access, and discourses that legitimate certain works as art and others as craft, material object, historical artifact, or trash.

Nicole R. Fleetwood, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2020 Backed by a five-piece band, Janelle McDermoth discourses on life, death and the arguable usefulness of art.

Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020 In a 2016 article, Krauze discoursed on populism: The term has different meanings, or at least overtones, in different regions of the world and in different political traditions.

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Mar. 2020 In the audience plump dignitaries in bright orange turbans sat comfortably on white leather armchairs, discoursing on the spectacle.

The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019 Knights, serfs, monks, men-at-arms, artisans, and shopkeepers traveled these pungent ways, discoursing loudly in decayed Latic and foreign tongues ranging from English to Syrian.

Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019 That book opens with a group of Cambridge youths discoursing prettily on the existence of a cow on a riverbank.

Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2018 On the way there, Ed discoursed on Hebrew dialects in the Biblical era, which led to a lively discussion of some arcane points of Catholic Church governance.

Fred Schwarz, National Review, 10 Feb. 2018 Similar themes are discernable in US discourses occurring after and in reaction to the first Chinese, Indian, and Pakistani nuclear tests.

Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 2 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English discours "capacity for reasoning," borrowed (with assimilation to cours course entry 1 and other derivatives) from Medieval Latin discursus, going back to Late Latin, "exchange of ideas," going back to Latin, "action of running in different directions," from discurrere "to run off in different directions, (of the mind or a speaker) branch out, range," from dis- dis- + currere "to run" — more at current entry 1

Note: For formation of the verbal noun cursus see etymology and note at course entry 1.

Verb

derivative of discourse entry 1, in part after Middle French discourir "to treat, deal with," descourir "to converse"

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Verb

1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

单词	discoursed
释义	discourse 1 of 2 noun dis·course ˈdi-ˌskȯrs di-ˈskȯrs 1 : verbal interchange of ideas especially : conversation 2 a : formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject b : connected speech or writing c : a linguistic unit (such as a conversation or a story) larger than a sentence 3 : a mode of organizing knowledge, ideas, or experience that is rooted in language and its concrete contexts (such as history or institutions) critical discourse 4 archaic : the capacity of orderly thought or procedure : rationality 5 obsolete : social familiarity discourse 2 of 2 verb discoursed; discoursing intransitive verb 1 : to express oneself especially in oral discourse 2 : talk, converse transitive verb archaic : to give forth : utter discourser noun Synonyms Noun chat colloquy conversation converse dialogue dialog discussion exchange Verb declaim descant expatiate harangue lecture orate speak talk See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Hans Selye, a Czech physician and biochemist at the University of Montreal, took these ideas further, introducing the term "stress" (borrowed from metallurgy) to describe the way trauma caused overactivity of the adrenal gland, and with it a disruption of bodily equilibrium. In the most extreme case, Selye argued, stress could wear down the body's adaptation mechanisms, resulting in death. His narrative fit well into the cultural discourse of the cold-war era, where, Harrington writes, many saw themselves as "broken by modern life." Jerome Groopman, New York Times Book Review, 27 Jan. 2008 Such is the exquisite refinement of American political discourse in the early 21st century. Brad Friedman, Mother Jones, January & February 2006 Literature records itself, shows how its records might be broken, and how the assumptions of a given discourse or culture might thereby be challenged. Shakespeare is, again, the great example. Richard Poirier, Raritan Reading, 1990 He likes to engage in lively discourse with his visitors. She delivered an entertaining discourse on the current state of the film industry. Verb The most energetic ingredients in a Ken Burns documentary are the intervals of commentary, the talking heads of historians, sociologists, and critics coming at us in living color and discoursing volubly. Richard Alleva, Commonweal, 22 Feb. 2002 Clarke had discoursed knowledgeably on the implications of temperature for apples; it was too cool here for … Winesaps, or Granny Smiths, none of which mature promptly enough to beat autumn's first freeze. David Guterson, Harper's, October 1999 … Bill Clinton was up in the sky-box suites, giving interviews. So The Baltimore Sun's guy on the job was Carl Cannon and he took notes while Clinton discoursed on the importance of Ripken's streak, the value of hard work, the lessons communicated to our youth in a nation troubled by blah blah blah. Richard Ben Cramer, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 1999 She could discourse for hours on almost any subject. the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun As the political and social landscapes become more polarized – and as Americans grow tired of the divisiveness – the online discourse around comedy is getting louder. USA Today, 1 Aug. 2022 The Buffalo shooting video throws into stark relief the stakes involved in what too often feels like an abstract debate over online discourse and free speech. Will Oremus, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Shadowbanning fosters paranoia, erodes trust in social media, and hurts all online discourse. Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022 Chinese state media have labeled the project a smear campaign and point out that online discourse in the West is also laden with extremist views. NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022 But the actor, who has stayed out of the online discourse around the film, also welcomed the chance to shed light on a subject without jumping on a soap box. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022 While the online discourse grew fierce, it could still be viewed as signifying a healthy free speech ecosystem, said David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition in San Rafael. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2022 The paper has been a lightning rod for professional and public discourse. Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 This two-part miniseries investigates how Black comics turned stand-up into a platform for social discourse in America; produced by Kevin Hart. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 Verb But like art made in other arenas, prison art exists in relation to economies, power structures governing resources and access, and discourses that legitimate certain works as art and others as craft, material object, historical artifact, or trash. Nicole R. Fleetwood, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2020 Backed by a five-piece band, Janelle McDermoth discourses on life, death and the arguable usefulness of art. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020 In a 2016 article, Krauze discoursed on populism: The term has different meanings, or at least overtones, in different regions of the world and in different political traditions. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Mar. 2020 In the audience plump dignitaries in bright orange turbans sat comfortably on white leather armchairs, discoursing on the spectacle. The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019 Knights, serfs, monks, men-at-arms, artisans, and shopkeepers traveled these pungent ways, discoursing loudly in decayed Latic and foreign tongues ranging from English to Syrian. Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019 That book opens with a group of Cambridge youths discoursing prettily on the existence of a cow on a riverbank. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2018 On the way there, Ed discoursed on Hebrew dialects in the Biblical era, which led to a lively discussion of some arcane points of Catholic Church governance. Fred Schwarz, National Review, 10 Feb. 2018 Similar themes are discernable in US discourses occurring after and in reaction to the first Chinese, Indian, and Pakistani nuclear tests. Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 2 Oct. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English discours "capacity for reasoning," borrowed (with assimilation to cours course entry 1 and other derivatives) from Medieval Latin discursus, going back to Late Latin, "exchange of ideas," going back to Latin, "action of running in different directions," from discurrere "to run off in different directions, (of the mind or a speaker) branch out, range," from dis- dis- + currere "to run" — more at current entry 1 Note: For formation of the verbal noun cursus see etymology and note at course entry 1. Verb derivative of discourse entry 1, in part after Middle French discourir "to treat, deal with," descourir "to converse" First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb 1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing discourse discourse analysis universe of discourse discourse analysis universe of discourse Kids Definition discourse 1 of 2 noun dis·course ˈdis-ˌkȯrs 1 : conversation 2 : a long talk or essay about a subject discourse 2 of 2 verb dis·course dis-ˈkȯrs discoursed; discoursing : to talk especially for a long time discoursed verb past tense of discourse 1 as in spoke to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance spoke lectured talked expatiated descanted orated declaimed harangued held forth expounded soliloquized pontificated sermonized recited took the floor mouthed disserted spouted filibustered 2 as in orated to talk as if giving an important and formal speech grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject Synonyms & Similar Words spoke orated declaimed harangued talked preached lectured ranted raved perorated announced sermonized proclaimed pronounced bloviated advertised mouthed (off) declared broadcast speechified broadcasted blew
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