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

digressdigress /daɪˈgrɛs, dɪ-/ verb [intransitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdigress

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin digressus, past participle of digredi to step aside

VERB TABLE

digress

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	digress
	he, she, it	digresses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	digressed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have digressed
	he, she, it	has digressed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had digressed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will digress
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have digressed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am digressing
	he, she, it	is digressing
	you, we, they	are digressing
Past	I, he, she, it	was digressing
	you, we, they	were digressing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been digressing
	he, she, it	has been digressing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been digressing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be digressing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been digressing

to talk or write about something that is not your main subject: Miller often digressed to give the history behind each theory. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin digressus, past participle of digredi to step aside]—digression /daɪˈgrɛʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]—digressive /daɪˈgrɛsɪv/ adjective