資料來源 : pyDict
走向岔道,離題,扯到枝節上
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go
apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See
{Grade}.]
1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,
to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or
course of argument, in writing or speaking.
Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.
--Holland.
In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room
to digress into a particular definition as often as
a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.
2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to
offend. [R.]
Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot
on thy digressing son. --Shak.
Digress \Di*gress"\, n.
Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.
資料來源 : WordNet®
digress
v 1: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject
of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking,
or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a
story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give
a lecture" [syn: {stray}, {divagate}, {wander}]
2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {depart},
{straggle}]