释义
adj.
digressing from subject to subject
离题的；东扯西拉的
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students often write dull, second-hand, discursive prose .学生们写的文章往往枯燥乏味、缺乏新意、东扯西拉。
(of a style of speech or writing)fluent and expansive rather than formulaic or abbreviated
（演讲或写作风格）流畅的，舒展的
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the short story is concentrated, whereas the novel is discursive .短篇小说的内容是集中的，而长篇小说则是展得很开的。
of or relating to discourse or modes of discourse
论述的；论述形式的
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the attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another .将讲话从一种论述背景转换到另一种的努力。
【哲】 〈古〉 推论的；推理的。
词源
"late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin