discourseKK [ˋdɪskɔrs] /ˈdɪskɔɹs/發音dis- 分開+course 跑、流→四處奔走、來回流動展開收合dis-字首分開course字根跑、流字面：四處奔走、來回流動話語在人之間來回流動，引申為言談、論述。名詞1論述、言談、話語Social media has changed the tone of public discourse completely.社群媒體徹底改變了公共論述的語氣。2演講、論文、專論正式He delivered a long discourse on the ethics of war.他就戰爭倫理發表了一篇長篇專論。3交談、對話正式Meaningful discourse between the two sides finally began last week.雙方有意義的對話終於在上週展開。4篇章、言談語言學Her research applies discourse analysis to online news reports.她的研究將篇章分析運用於網路新聞報導。動詞1論述、談論、講述正式She discoursed at length on the origins of the conflict.她詳細論述了這場衝突的起源。