discourseyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[discourse 词源字典]
discourse: see course
[discourse etymology, discourse origin, 英语词源]
discourse (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., "process of understanding, reasoning, thought," from French discours, from Latin discursus "a running about," in Late Latin "conversation," from past participle stem of discurrere "run about," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense of "formal speech or writing" is first recorded 1580s.
discourse (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1540s, from discourse (n.). Related: Discoursed; discoursing.