disquisition

Definitions

dis- (here intensive, 'thoroughly') + quisit- (search) + -ion = a thorough searching-out of a topic. The 'thorough seeking' became a thorough written treatment — a long, formal discussion. It often carries a faint whiff of 'longer than necessary.'

Common Collocations

• 1.lengthy disquisition长篇论述
• 2.a disquisition on关于……的论述
• 3.scholarly disquisition学术论述

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He launched into a lengthy disquisition on medieval music.

• 2.

  The book is a learned disquisition on the nature of justice.