discursive
UK/dis'kә:siv/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Tending to move from topic to topic; rambling
东拉西扯的，离题的
adj.
Relating to reasoned discourse or argument
推论的；话语的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
-ivetending to, having the nature of
=discursive
dis- (about, in various directions) + curs (run) + -ive (adj.) = 'running about.' Discursive writing runs all over the place from topic to topic. Same root and prefix as discourse. curs is the cursus variant of car.
Root car still carries 96 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.discursive style东拉西扯的文风
- 2.discursive essay议论文
- 3.discursive practice话语实践
Example Sentences
- 1.
His essay was too discursive to follow.
- 2.
The lecture had a discursive, rambling style.