late 14c., from Latin digressionem (nominative digressio) "a going away, departing," noun of action from past participle stem of digredi "to deviate," from dis- "apart, aside" (see dis-) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The audience cried the speaker down as soon as he started on a third digression.
當發言人第三次扯到題外去時聽眾發出喊聲,使他講不下去.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. All this is a digression,'he added in a different tone.
不過這都是題外話. ” 他又換了口氣說.
來自英漢文學
3. Now let's return from this digression to our subject.
現在咱們言歸正傳。
來自辭典例句
4. After this digression we return now to our original problem.
在這一段插話以后,現在回到原來的問題.
來自辭典例句
5. At this moment, thoughts of Celia were a digression.