"go off on a tangent" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 離題

Definition

突然開始談論或思考完全不同的話題，打斷了原本的主題。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多數用於口語，形容討論裡有人突然講了不相干的話題。常見於會議或閒聊，語氣輕鬆，不一定批評。

Examples

Please try not to go off on a tangent during the meeting.

請在會議上不要**離題**。

When he tells stories, he often goes off on a tangent.

他講故事時常常會**離題**。

The teacher went off on a tangent about her cat.

老師**離題**談起了她的貓。

Sorry, I went off on a tangent—what were we talking about again?

不好意思，我**離題**了——我們剛剛討論什麼來著？

He always goes off on tangents and forgets the main point.

他總是**離題**，忘了重點。

Let’s stick to the topic and not go off on a tangent this time.

這次我們要堅持主題，不要**離題**。