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thesis

UK //ˈθiːsɪs//US //ˈθiːsɪs//

词源

源自晚期拉丁语 'thesis'(命题),可追溯至古希腊语 'θέσις'(thésis,字面意思为'放置'或'命题'),与'tithenai'(放置)相关。

noun

❶ 指学生在大学或研究生阶段为获得学位而撰写的长篇学术论文,通常包含原创性研究或观点论证。

“She spent two years working on her master's thesis about climate change.”

(她花了两年时间完成关于气候变化的硕士论文。)

“The deadline for submitting the PhD thesis is next Friday.”

(提交博士论文的截止日期是下周五。)

❶ 指某个理论或论述的核心观点或命题,通常需要证据或论证支持。

“The central thesis of his book is that technology shapes human behavior.”

(他著作的核心论点是技术塑造人类行为。)

“Her thesis about economic inequality was supported by extensive data.”

(她关于经济不平等的论点得到了大量数据支持。)

同义词:dissertation, argument, proposition, hypothesis, contention

常见短语

thesis statement — 论文或文章开篇明确提出的核心论点,通常出现在引言部分,指导全文写作方向。

“Your essay lacks a clear thesis statement in the first paragraph.”

(你的文章第一段缺少清晰的论点陈述。)

thesis defense — 指学生完成论文后,在学术委员会面前答辩以证明其研究成果的正式过程。

“She was nervous but well-prepared for her thesis defense tomorrow.”

(她对明天的论文答辩感到紧张但准备充分。)