late 14c., "process of understanding, reasoning, thought," from French discours, from Latin discursus "a running about," in Late Latin "conversation," from past participle stem of discurrere "run about," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "formal speech or writing" is first recorded 1580s.
discourse (v.)
1540s, from discourse (n.). Related: Discoursed; discoursing.
例文
1. Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
ゲイツ氏は配置戦略に関する鴻の大論で応えた。
2.Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.
他の言語形式は政治から分離することに成功している。
3.a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
性別と性行為に関する論文
4.She embarked on a discourse about the town 's origins.