Discussing
“Discussing” 是 discuss 的 -ing 形式,表示 交换意见、商议。常见结构 discussing whether/how/what。比 talking about 稍正式。
- “We spent an hour discussing the budget.” (我们花了一小时讨论预算。)
- “They are discussing whether to postpone the launch.” (他们正在商议是否推迟发布。)
- “The article discusses risks, but we were discussing solutions.” (文章讨论风险,而我们当时在讨论解决方案。)
discuss 来自拉丁语 discutere(dis- 分开 + quatere 摇动),原义“拆开细查”,引申为“讨论”。
dis- + cuss(摇动)→ discuss + -ing。
会议 discussing agenda items、课堂 discussing the reading 是标准学术与职场用语。
- 固定搭配: “discussing options” (讨论选项), “discussing terms” (商议条款), “worth discussing” (值得讨论)
dis-(分开)+ cuss → 把话题 拆开揉碎 聊 = discussing。
“While discussing lunch, they ended up discussing the merger until discussing anything else felt impossible.” (讨论午餐时,他们最后聊并购聊到最后什么都谈不了了。)