Definition of excursus in English:

excursus

nounPlural excursuses ɛkˈskəːsəsɪkˈskəːsəsɛkˈskərsəs

1A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
Example sentencesExamples
- Book 2 takes the form of a massive excursus on the geography, customs, and history of Egypt, which was the next target of Persian expansionism, under Cyrus' son and successor, Cambyses.
- This reversal is the subject of Herodotus' detailed account in the long excursus he consecrates in Book 3 to the theme of the hostility between Corinth and her colony Corcyra.
- In lieu of that volume, he has presented excursuses on reflexivity in most of the half-dozen books he has published.
- On this last problem he supplies a long philosophical excursus, summarising contemporary Western arguments as well as notions in Nyaya philosophy.
1. 1.1 A digression in a written text.
  Example sentencesExamples
  If this is so, far from sidelining the importance of the moral environment, the excursus through determinism will catapult it to the head of the agenda.
  The book is divided into three parts, with seven chapters in all; the work includes also four small excursuses.
  A number of excursuses also reduce the need for repetition by producing informative essays to which cross-reference can be made.
  By way of cautionary note, I turn to a brief excursus on the work of Norman O. Brown, whom I have deliberately chosen as a representative figure from an earlier era, through which my generation lived, but an era which is now past.
  This volume also includes Moloney's excursus on theories of Johannine community history.
  Synonyms
  deviation, detour, diversion, departure

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin, 'excursion', from excurrere 'run out'.

Rhymes

thyrsus, versus

Definition of excursus in US English:

excursus

nounekˈskərsəsɛkˈskərsəs

1A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.
Example sentencesExamples
- Book 2 takes the form of a massive excursus on the geography, customs, and history of Egypt, which was the next target of Persian expansionism, under Cyrus' son and successor, Cambyses.
- In lieu of that volume, he has presented excursuses on reflexivity in most of the half-dozen books he has published.
- This reversal is the subject of Herodotus' detailed account in the long excursus he consecrates in Book 3 to the theme of the hostility between Corinth and her colony Corcyra.
- On this last problem he supplies a long philosophical excursus, summarising contemporary Western arguments as well as notions in Nyaya philosophy.
1. 1.1 A digression in a written text.
  Example sentencesExamples
  If this is so, far from sidelining the importance of the moral environment, the excursus through determinism will catapult it to the head of the agenda.
  A number of excursuses also reduce the need for repetition by producing informative essays to which cross-reference can be made.
  By way of cautionary note, I turn to a brief excursus on the work of Norman O. Brown, whom I have deliberately chosen as a representative figure from an earlier era, through which my generation lived, but an era which is now past.
  This volume also includes Moloney's excursus on theories of Johannine community history.
  The book is divided into three parts, with seven chapters in all; the work includes also four small excursuses.
  Synonyms
  deviation, detour, diversion, departure

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin, ‘excursion’, from excurrere ‘run out’.

单词	excursus
释义	Definition of excursus in English: excursus nounPlural excursuses ɛkˈskəːsəsɪkˈskəːsəsɛkˈskərsəs 1A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix. Example sentencesExamples Book 2 takes the form of a massive excursus on the geography, customs, and history of Egypt, which was the next target of Persian expansionism, under Cyrus' son and successor, Cambyses. This reversal is the subject of Herodotus' detailed account in the long excursus he consecrates in Book 3 to the theme of the hostility between Corinth and her colony Corcyra. In lieu of that volume, he has presented excursuses on reflexivity in most of the half-dozen books he has published. On this last problem he supplies a long philosophical excursus, summarising contemporary Western arguments as well as notions in Nyaya philosophy. 1.1 A digression in a written text. Example sentencesExamples If this is so, far from sidelining the importance of the moral environment, the excursus through determinism will catapult it to the head of the agenda. The book is divided into three parts, with seven chapters in all; the work includes also four small excursuses. A number of excursuses also reduce the need for repetition by producing informative essays to which cross-reference can be made. By way of cautionary note, I turn to a brief excursus on the work of Norman O. Brown, whom I have deliberately chosen as a representative figure from an earlier era, through which my generation lived, but an era which is now past. This volume also includes Moloney's excursus on theories of Johannine community history. Synonyms deviation, detour, diversion, departure Origin Early 19th century: from Latin, 'excursion', from excurrere 'run out'. Rhymes thyrsus, versus Definition of excursus in US English: excursus nounekˈskərsəsɛkˈskərsəs 1A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix. Example sentencesExamples Book 2 takes the form of a massive excursus on the geography, customs, and history of Egypt, which was the next target of Persian expansionism, under Cyrus' son and successor, Cambyses. In lieu of that volume, he has presented excursuses on reflexivity in most of the half-dozen books he has published. This reversal is the subject of Herodotus' detailed account in the long excursus he consecrates in Book 3 to the theme of the hostility between Corinth and her colony Corcyra. On this last problem he supplies a long philosophical excursus, summarising contemporary Western arguments as well as notions in Nyaya philosophy. 1.1 A digression in a written text. Example sentencesExamples If this is so, far from sidelining the importance of the moral environment, the excursus through determinism will catapult it to the head of the agenda. A number of excursuses also reduce the need for repetition by producing informative essays to which cross-reference can be made. By way of cautionary note, I turn to a brief excursus on the work of Norman O. Brown, whom I have deliberately chosen as a representative figure from an earlier era, through which my generation lived, but an era which is now past. This volume also includes Moloney's excursus on theories of Johannine community history. The book is divided into three parts, with seven chapters in all; the work includes also four small excursuses. Synonyms deviation, detour, diversion, departure Origin Early 19th century: from Latin, ‘excursion’, from excurrere ‘run out’.
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