Definition of disquisition in English:

disquisition

noun ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən

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能更快地毁掉一场广播节目的。
Example sentencesExamples
- The reader who opens his Aristotle and expects to find a systematic disquisition on some philosophical subject or an orderly textbook of scientific instruction, will be brought up short: Aristotle's treatises are not like that.
- The owner, who looks like a playboy footballer, keeps guests entertained with a succession of anecdotes, culinary disquisitions and impromptu bursts of song.
- I'm thinking especially of the photographs that accompany Austerlitz's architectural disquisitions.
- An oblique allegory of violence, this painting is also a disquisition on how history impinges on the present, or fails to.
- Others are more substantial, including a long disquisition in Spanish addressed to President Fox and attached to a house on the highway.
- There are no pretentious disquisitions on the supposed post-modernist significance of trashy TV game shows.
- All of them could have offered convenient launching pads for wise disquisitions infused with the wisdom of hindsight.
- In response, I will occasionally launch into a disquisition about Kuhn and Lakatos, but more often I give the following answer.
- We find textbooks, readers, grammars; learned articles on scientific subjects; disquisitions on culture and public policy; even an ambitious early novel-all still virtually unknown today.
- And it is easy to find lengthy disquisitions from Macaulay, Churchill, Smuts, and the like to this effect.
- So, on abortion, look for endless disquisitions on the grassiness of the anti-choice roots, the elitism of pro-choicers and the general tedium of the abortion issue.
- Otherwise a disquisition on the subject will appear to be elusive and simply beyond our ken.
- Enthusiastically, I launched into a disquisition on how useful they were for marking out trails when hiking… until I realised that I was getting a very funny look.
- So in acknowledging that this book does include disquisitions on books and writers who may be unfamiliar to some readers, I also hope they will stimulate interest in further exploration.
- Some may find that Smith's heavy accent makes Andrey's disquisitions hard to follow, but her intense focus and gift for characterization carry her through.
- Though this seems on its face to be a disquisition on religion and faith, it is of course an argument about power, and its influence on truth.
- Sparely and tautly written, this brilliant memoir of a daughter's longing for an elusive mother is a gripping read, but also something much more: a powerful disquisition on family life, full of hurts and love.
- Burke had an unrivalled gift for portraying the wider significance of the issues of the day in terms of general principles, and as a result many of his speeches contain disquisitions on political philosophy.
- He has produced a book chock-full of affecting vignettes, and that rarest of treats - an informed disquisition about public policy wrapped up in a fascinating narrative.
- The article in question is a learned disquisition upon the art of binding books - and other objects - in human skin.
Synonyms
essay, dissertation, treatise, paper, discourse, tract, monograph, study, article
discussion, lecture, address, presentation, speech, talk, monologue
analysis, commentary, review, critique

Derivatives

disquisitional

adjective ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃənl

archaic

(of speech or writing) lengthy, detailed, or elaborate.
the periodicals of this month are too speculative and disquisitional
Example sentencesExamples
- I rarely get the impression of passion and fairness I get with Prager, or disquisitional tenacity I hear in Medved.
- Moffat Johnston is the garrulous father, eagerly philosophic and disquisitional.
- This slave is enamored of his independent way of life and fond of his disquisitional writings.

Origin

Late 15th century: 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 century).

Definition of disquisition in US English:

disquisition

nounˌdiskwəˈziSHənˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən

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能更快地毁掉一场广播节目的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Burke had an unrivalled gift for portraying the wider significance of the issues of the day in terms of general principles, and as a result many of his speeches contain disquisitions on political philosophy.
- In response, I will occasionally launch into a disquisition about Kuhn and Lakatos, but more often I give the following answer.
- An oblique allegory of violence, this painting is also a disquisition on how history impinges on the present, or fails to.
- Sparely and tautly written, this brilliant memoir of a daughter's longing for an elusive mother is a gripping read, but also something much more: a powerful disquisition on family life, full of hurts and love.
- We find textbooks, readers, grammars; learned articles on scientific subjects; disquisitions on culture and public policy; even an ambitious early novel-all still virtually unknown today.
- Otherwise a disquisition on the subject will appear to be elusive and simply beyond our ken.
- He has produced a book chock-full of affecting vignettes, and that rarest of treats - an informed disquisition about public policy wrapped up in a fascinating narrative.
- So, on abortion, look for endless disquisitions on the grassiness of the anti-choice roots, the elitism of pro-choicers and the general tedium of the abortion issue.
- There are no pretentious disquisitions on the supposed post-modernist significance of trashy TV game shows.
- The reader who opens his Aristotle and expects to find a systematic disquisition on some philosophical subject or an orderly textbook of scientific instruction, will be brought up short: Aristotle's treatises are not like that.
- Enthusiastically, I launched into a disquisition on how useful they were for marking out trails when hiking… until I realised that I was getting a very funny look.
- Others are more substantial, including a long disquisition in Spanish addressed to President Fox and attached to a house on the highway.
- So in acknowledging that this book does include disquisitions on books and writers who may be unfamiliar to some readers, I also hope they will stimulate interest in further exploration.
- The owner, who looks like a playboy footballer, keeps guests entertained with a succession of anecdotes, culinary disquisitions and impromptu bursts of song.
- I'm thinking especially of the photographs that accompany Austerlitz's architectural disquisitions.
- Some may find that Smith's heavy accent makes Andrey's disquisitions hard to follow, but her intense focus and gift for characterization carry her through.
- And it is easy to find lengthy disquisitions from Macaulay, Churchill, Smuts, and the like to this effect.
- The article in question is a learned disquisition upon the art of binding books - and other objects - in human skin.
- All of them could have offered convenient launching pads for wise disquisitions infused with the wisdom of hindsight.
- Though this seems on its face to be a disquisition on religion and faith, it is of course an argument about power, and its influence on truth.
Synonyms
essay, dissertation, treatise, paper, discourse, tract, monograph, study, article

Origin

Late 15th century: 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 century).

词汇	disquisition
释义	Definition of disquisition in English: disquisition noun ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən 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能更快地毁掉一场广播节目的。 Example sentencesExamples The reader who opens his Aristotle and expects to find a systematic disquisition on some philosophical subject or an orderly textbook of scientific instruction, will be brought up short: Aristotle's treatises are not like that. The owner, who looks like a playboy footballer, keeps guests entertained with a succession of anecdotes, culinary disquisitions and impromptu bursts of song. I'm thinking especially of the photographs that accompany Austerlitz's architectural disquisitions. An oblique allegory of violence, this painting is also a disquisition on how history impinges on the present, or fails to. Others are more substantial, including a long disquisition in Spanish addressed to President Fox and attached to a house on the highway. There are no pretentious disquisitions on the supposed post-modernist significance of trashy TV game shows. All of them could have offered convenient launching pads for wise disquisitions infused with the wisdom of hindsight. In response, I will occasionally launch into a disquisition about Kuhn and Lakatos, but more often I give the following answer. We find textbooks, readers, grammars; learned articles on scientific subjects; disquisitions on culture and public policy; even an ambitious early novel-all still virtually unknown today. And it is easy to find lengthy disquisitions from Macaulay, Churchill, Smuts, and the like to this effect. So, on abortion, look for endless disquisitions on the grassiness of the anti-choice roots, the elitism of pro-choicers and the general tedium of the abortion issue. Otherwise a disquisition on the subject will appear to be elusive and simply beyond our ken. Enthusiastically, I launched into a disquisition on how useful they were for marking out trails when hiking… until I realised that I was getting a very funny look. So in acknowledging that this book does include disquisitions on books and writers who may be unfamiliar to some readers, I also hope they will stimulate interest in further exploration. Some may find that Smith's heavy accent makes Andrey's disquisitions hard to follow, but her intense focus and gift for characterization carry her through. Though this seems on its face to be a disquisition on religion and faith, it is of course an argument about power, and its influence on truth. Sparely and tautly written, this brilliant memoir of a daughter's longing for an elusive mother is a gripping read, but also something much more: a powerful disquisition on family life, full of hurts and love. Burke had an unrivalled gift for portraying the wider significance of the issues of the day in terms of general principles, and as a result many of his speeches contain disquisitions on political philosophy. He has produced a book chock-full of affecting vignettes, and that rarest of treats - an informed disquisition about public policy wrapped up in a fascinating narrative. The article in question is a learned disquisition upon the art of binding books - and other objects - in human skin. Synonyms essay, dissertation, treatise, paper, discourse, tract, monograph, study, article discussion, lecture, address, presentation, speech, talk, monologue analysis, commentary, review, critique Derivatives disquisitional adjective ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃənl archaic (of speech or writing) lengthy, detailed, or elaborate. the periodicals of this month are too speculative and disquisitional Example sentencesExamples I rarely get the impression of passion and fairness I get with Prager, or disquisitional tenacity I hear in Medved. Moffat Johnston is the garrulous father, eagerly philosophic and disquisitional. This slave is enamored of his independent way of life and fond of his disquisitional writings. Origin Late 15th century: 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 century). Definition of disquisition in US English: disquisition nounˌdiskwəˈziSHənˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən 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能更快地毁掉一场广播节目的。 Example sentencesExamples Burke had an unrivalled gift for portraying the wider significance of the issues of the day in terms of general principles, and as a result many of his speeches contain disquisitions on political philosophy. In response, I will occasionally launch into a disquisition about Kuhn and Lakatos, but more often I give the following answer. An oblique allegory of violence, this painting is also a disquisition on how history impinges on the present, or fails to. Sparely and tautly written, this brilliant memoir of a daughter's longing for an elusive mother is a gripping read, but also something much more: a powerful disquisition on family life, full of hurts and love. We find textbooks, readers, grammars; learned articles on scientific subjects; disquisitions on culture and public policy; even an ambitious early novel-all still virtually unknown today. Otherwise a disquisition on the subject will appear to be elusive and simply beyond our ken. He has produced a book chock-full of affecting vignettes, and that rarest of treats - an informed disquisition about public policy wrapped up in a fascinating narrative. So, on abortion, look for endless disquisitions on the grassiness of the anti-choice roots, the elitism of pro-choicers and the general tedium of the abortion issue. There are no pretentious disquisitions on the supposed post-modernist significance of trashy TV game shows. The reader who opens his Aristotle and expects to find a systematic disquisition on some philosophical subject or an orderly textbook of scientific instruction, will be brought up short: Aristotle's treatises are not like that. Enthusiastically, I launched into a disquisition on how useful they were for marking out trails when hiking… until I realised that I was getting a very funny look. Others are more substantial, including a long disquisition in Spanish addressed to President Fox and attached to a house on the highway. So in acknowledging that this book does include disquisitions on books and writers who may be unfamiliar to some readers, I also hope they will stimulate interest in further exploration. The owner, who looks like a playboy footballer, keeps guests entertained with a succession of anecdotes, culinary disquisitions and impromptu bursts of song. I'm thinking especially of the photographs that accompany Austerlitz's architectural disquisitions. Some may find that Smith's heavy accent makes Andrey's disquisitions hard to follow, but her intense focus and gift for characterization carry her through. And it is easy to find lengthy disquisitions from Macaulay, Churchill, Smuts, and the like to this effect. The article in question is a learned disquisition upon the art of binding books - and other objects - in human skin. All of them could have offered convenient launching pads for wise disquisitions infused with the wisdom of hindsight. Though this seems on its face to be a disquisition on religion and faith, it is of course an argument about power, and its influence on truth. Synonyms essay, dissertation, treatise, paper, discourse, tract, monograph, study, article Origin Late 15th century: 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 century).
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