| 词汇 | disquisition |
| 释义 | disquisition noun[ C ] formaluk /ˌdɪs.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ us /ˌdɪs.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ a long and detailed explanation of a particular subject详细说明，专题论述 Reasons and explanations alibi argumentation ascribe something to something ascription ascriptive case definition explication exposition extenuating extenuation flack good cause key reason talk unclarified warrantable warrantably wherefores In this tract nothing deserves notice, more than that Browne considers the oracles as evidently and indubitably supernatural, and founds all his disquisition upon that postulate. It is a lengthened disquisition, in seven thousand four hundred lines, upon the great phenomena of the outward world. The national historian of Rome has left us an episode of his great work, a disquisition on the probable effects that would have followed if Alexander the Great had invaded Italy. We have been led to this disquisition into the fundamental nature of this private record by the question put to us, whether it is a good plan for a woman to keep a diary. We intend to kindle, not to extinguish, curiosity, by this slight sketch of a work, abounding with curious quotations and pleasing disquisitions. Examples of disquisitiondisquisition Second, the book transcends mere theoretical disquisition and empirical analysis, bringing prevalent strains of political theory vividly to life. But here as so often in grammatical disquisitions these terms explain nothing. Then follows a learned and entertaining disquisition on family nomenclature. From juristic disquisitions, one can see this happening. Using the word ' ' shiveree ' ' as the title of its final chapter, the narrator writes ' ' a disquisition on the etymology of the word ' ' (293). Vergerio's sermons were innovative in not being structured as disquisitions on scriptural passages but as panegyrical orations. Apropos of the traditional disputation, this essay begins with a disquisition more or less to the point. After a short disquisition upon the usual methods employed for catching elephants, he expressed the opinion that these methods could only be used on level ground. The oral genre of the early modern academic or professorial disputation typically had a two-part structure: an opening disquisition, as above, then the theses for disputation, as below. Palissy's disquisitions were therefore also meant to educate the eyes of his fellows. I am not going to follow him into a disquisition upon the rival effects upon public morals of horse racing, bridge-playing and greyhound racing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, we were led through a fascinating history lesson, somewhat tendentious, but after a fashion a learned disquisition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had not interrupted him, and must moreover say that it would not have been worth it to break into his disquisition. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English After all, are we driven to historical disquisition as to the origin of tithe on a matter of this kind? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But let us assume that to be the view, what then becomes of his historical disquisition on the origin of tithe in earlier days? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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