digression
UK/daɪ'greʃ(ə)n/US/dai'greʃәn/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A departure from the main subject in speech or writing.
离题；题外话。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddi- (aside) + gress (step) + -ion (act of) = a stepping-aside from the topic; a side remark.
Root gress still carries 64 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
After a brief digression, she returned to her argument.