1. | [c][u] 论文;演讲a long and serious treatment or discussion of a subject in speech or writing |
a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality 关于性别和性行为的论文 | |
He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting. 他希望在会上听到些生动的政治演讲。 |
2. | [u] 语篇;话语the use of language in speech and writing in order to produce meaning; language that is studied, usually in order to see how the different parts of a text are connected |
spoken/written discourse 口头╱书面语篇 | |
discourse analysis 语篇分析 |