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V Divagate Wander Daivəgeit 离题;飘泊 英 离题(To Stray

单词 divagate
音标 ['daivəgeit]
解释 v. 离题;飘泊
红宝书 【英】 v. 离题(to stray from the subject);飘泊(to wander about)
【记】 di+vag(走)+ate→走 开→离题
【同】 同根词: vagabond(流浪的); vagary(奇想)
字源 divagate (v.)
1590s, from Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari "to wander about," from di(s)- "apart" (see dis-) + vagari "to wander, ramble" (see vague). Related: Divagated; divagating.
不择手段背单词 v. 离题 = digress; 飘泊, 漫游
【记】di向四面八方, vag漫游-离题diva迪娃, gate门: diva不演戏了从gate走出去了-离题
【参】vagabond(v /adj /n 流浪); vagary(n 奇特行为; 奇想)
趣味全助记 【记】div + vagate (源自vagary 四处走); divide gate 破门而出,出去飘泊;dive 潜水 + navigate 航海,在海上潜水,无目的地漂泊;
【相关】extravagate 越轨,漂泊,extravagant 奢侈浪费的,vagabond 流浪,漂泊,vagary 奇特行为,奇想,

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