digress
UK/daɪ'gres/US/dai'gres/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To stray from the main subject in speech or writing.
离题，偏离主题。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddi- (a form of dis-, 'aside, apart') + gress (to step) = to step aside from the path. When you digress, you wander off the straight road of your topic onto a side track — then usually return.
Root gress still carries 64 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
But I digress — let's get back to the main point.
- 2.
The lecturer digressed into a long personal anecdote.