digress

Word family

di·gress /daɪˈɡres/ verb [intransitiveI]

SUBJECTto talk or write about something that is not your main subject 〔說話或寫作時〕偏離主題，轉移話題

Do you mind if I digress for a moment?

我說些題外話你不介意吧？

—digression /daɪˈɡreʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

After several long digressions he finally reached the interesting part of the story.

說了好幾大段題外話之後，他終於講到了故事的精彩部分。

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digress• That is why we have digressed.• Perhaps this is the place to digress a little and talk about the taking of facts from other writers' books.• I am digressing, but with the purpose of emphasising the power of the pencil.• Before we do that, I'd like to digress for a minute and say a word or two about the new books.• However space does not permit me to digress into this topic.• Having digressed on our way around the village, all that is left is the marsh and the woods.• Having digressed so far, I can not resist going a little further.• Should they digress they would be asked to find other accommodation forthwith.• Stewart digresses to fill every cranny in her heroine's past.• During the lecture, Miller often digressed to give the history behind each theory.

Origin digress

(1500-1600) Latin digressus, past participle of digredi “to step aside”

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