disquisition
n 论文;探究(dis分开+quis+ition→分开寻问→到处问→探究)
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disquisition
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◙ noun1. a long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject• 专题论文;专题讨论 »nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis. 没有什么比关于篇章间分析的讨论更能毁掉一场广播节目的。【派生】
♦ disquisitional adjective1. ((古))【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: via French from Latin disquisitio(n-) 'investigation', based on quaerere 'seek'. The original sense was 'topic for investigation', whence 'discourse in which a subject is investigated' (mid 17th cent.)
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