a detailed written study of a single subject, usually in the form of a short book 专论；专题文章；专著 He has published several books on Cubism and numerous monographs on individual artists. 他已经发表了几本关于立体主义的书，以及多篇针对个别艺术家的专题文章。
Word Originearly 19th cent. (earlier monography): from modern Latin monographia, from monographus ‘writer on a single genus or species’.