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单词 excursus
释义
excursus
noun[C]
formal
uk
/ɪkˈskɜː.səs/us
/ɪkˈskɝː.səs/
adetaileddiscussionorexplanationof asubject, which isseparatefrom themainsubjectthat is being written ortalkedabout:
附录；附注；补论
Beforediscussingthis ashorthistoricalexcursus will benecessarytoexplainhow it all came about.在讨论这个问题之前，我们有必要简短地补充一下历史背景，解释一下这一切是如何发生的。
Thecasehistoriesincludean 11-page excursus onLatin.案例史包括11页有关拉丁文的附录。
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  • Wehopethat thisshortexcursus into theChristianmindshowswhyfreedommattersso much to us.
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Digressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition ofexcursusfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcursus

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A more thorough study of his ideas could not ignore the theological excursuses.
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Then follows a fourchapterexcursusin the history of scientific accounts of time.
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Chapter five is a briefexcursuson the position of the verb stem within the complex.
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In the midst of these concerns, he places anexcursuson truth.
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The case studies offered in support of a particular theoretical position frequently do not match up to the claims made about them in the preceding theoreticalexcursus.
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Each chapter then follows a pattern of: encounter - historical/theoreticalexcursus- profile of a musician - aesthetic issue - profile of an ethnomusicologist - ethnographic present and popular music.
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I say this, first, with a shortexcursuson our history of marriage.
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My noble friend has tempted me into thatexcursus.
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He then made a littleexcursuson the general history of housing.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would like for a moment to make anexcursusinto an analogical historical survey.
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If anything, that shortexcursusfrom our debate reminds us of the importance of the subject.
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