mid-14c., "examination, investigation, judicial trial," from Old French discussion "discussion, examination, investigation, legal trial," from Late Latin discussionem (nominative discussio) "examination, discussion," in classical Latin, "a shaking," from discussus, past participle of discutere "strike asunder, break up," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + quatere "to shake" (see quash). Meaning "a talking over, debating" in English first recorded mid-15c. Sense evolution in Latin appears to have been from "smash apart" to "scatter, disperse," then in post-classical times (via the mental process involved) to "investigate, examine," then to "debate."
雙語例句
1. She does like to have the last word in any discussion.
她確實喜歡商量什么事都最終自己說了算。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They sat me down and had a serious discussion about sex.
他們讓我坐下，然后和我嚴肅地探討了有關性的話題。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In Britain, the growing discussion of women's sexuality raised its own disquiet.
在英國，對女性**的討論日趨高漲，使得這一討論本身就開始引起了不安。
來自柯林斯例句
4. This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
這會兒不是討論個沒完的時候。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The discussion took place in a famous villa on the lake's shore.