disquisition
/ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃən/noun
- 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。
派生词
disquisitional
adjective （〈古〉）词源
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.）.