digress
意味: To temporarily leave the main subject of a speech, conversation, or piece of writing to discuss something tangential or unrelated.
Digress is commonly used as a self-conscious marker of departure from the topic at hand — 'but I digress' is a well-known phrase used by speakers and writers to signal that they are returning to the point after a tangent. The noun 'digression' describes the tangent itself. The word is neutral to mildly apologetic in tone and appears in lectures, essays, speeches, and feature writing. It implies awareness that one has strayed rather than accidental incoherence.
例文
- The professor digressed at length on the history of the printing press before returning to his analysis of Reformation theology. 教授在回到对宗教改革神学的分析之前,就印刷术的历史长篇大论地离题了。El profesor se desvió extensamente sobre la historia de la imprenta antes de volver a su análisis de la teología de la Reforma.教授は宗教改革神学の分析に戻る前に、印刷術の歴史について長々と脱線した。교수는 종교개혁 신학 분석으로 돌아오기 전에 인쇄술의 역사에 대해 장황하게 곁길로 빠졌다.
- But I digress — the point I wished to make concerns the funding, not the personalities involved. 但我跑题了——我想说的要点与资金有关,而非涉及的人物。Pero divago — lo que quería señalar tiene que ver con la financiación, no con las personalidades implicadas.しかし脱線しました——私が述べたかったのは資金に関することであり、関係者の人物像ではありません。하지만 제가 곁길로 빠졌군요—제가 말씀드리고 싶었던 요점은 관련 인물이 아니라 자금에 관한 것입니다.
- The essay would benefit from tighter structure; the author digresses too frequently into anecdote. 这篇文章如果结构更紧凑会更好;作者过于频繁地偏题去讲轶事。El ensayo mejoraría con una estructura más ceñida; la autora divaga con demasiada frecuencia hacia la anécdota.このエッセイは構成をもっと引き締めれば改善されるだろう。著者はあまりに頻繁に逸話に脱線している。이 에세이는 구성을 더 긴밀히 하면 개선될 것이다. 저자가 너무 자주 일화로 탈선하고 있다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: academic, literary, journalism
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From Latin digressus, past participle of digredi (to step away), from di- (aside) + gradi (to step, walk). Entered English in the early 16th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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