thesis

Word family adjectivetheticadverbtheticallynounthesis

Related topics: College

the·sis /ˈθiːsɪs/ AWL noun (plural theses /-siːz/) [countableC]

1 SECa long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD 论文，毕业论文，学位论文

Cynthia’s still working on her thesis.

辛西娅还在写论文。

graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis

He wrote his doctoral thesis on contemporary French literature.

他写的博士论文是关于法国当代文学的。

2 formalIDEA an idea or opinion about something, that you discuss in a formal way and give examples for 论点

Their main thesis was that the rise in earnings was due to improvements in education.

他们的主要论点是收入增加得益于教育状况的改善。

3 American EnglishAmE in writing, the thesis is the sentence or group of sentences which state what the main idea of an essay is 〔文章的〕主题

a paragraph introducing your thesis statement

介绍文章主题的一个段落

Examples from the Corpus

thesis• The book seems to have no central thesis.• There is a short but cheerful thesis to be written on this aspect of the production.• Whatever the reason, however, our examination of the evidence gives little support for either thesis.• To the extent that legitimate authorities have power over us, the pre-emption thesis governs our right attitude to them.• You might even end up starting on another project with a new thesis adviser.• She rejects the thesis that the Shoah was unique.• The ethical basis for extending effective property rights in the public treasury to officials is overlooked in the Niskanen-type thesis.

graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis• He really took the matter to heart and finally wrote his Master's thesis on the subject.• The last quarter will be dedicated to the final preparation and submission of the master's thesis.

main thesis• His main thesis is that the empirical evidence does not validate the instrumental account.

Origin thesis

(1300-1400) Latin Greek, “act of laying down”, from tithenai “to put, lay down”

单词	thesis
释义	thesis Word family adjectivetheticadverbtheticallynounthesis Related topics: College the·sis /ˈθiːsɪs/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural theses /-siːz/) [countableC] 1 SECa long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD 论文，毕业论文，学位论文 Cynthia’s still working on her thesis. 辛西娅还在写论文。 graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis He wrote his doctoral thesis on contemporary French literature. 他写的博士论文是关于法国当代文学的。 2 formalIDEA an idea or opinion about something, that you discuss in a formal way and give examples for 论点 Their main thesis was that the rise in earnings was due to improvements in education. 他们的主要论点是收入增加得益于教育状况的改善。 3 American EnglishAmE in writing, the thesis is the sentence or group of sentences which state what the main idea of an essay is 〔文章的〕主题 a paragraph introducing your thesis statement 介绍文章主题的一个段落 Examples from the Corpus thesis• The book seems to have no central thesis.• There is a short but cheerful thesis to be written on this aspect of the production.• Whatever the reason, however, our examination of the evidence gives little support for either thesis.• To the extent that legitimate authorities have power over us, the pre-emption thesis governs our right attitude to them.• You might even end up starting on another project with a new thesis adviser.• She rejects the thesis that the Shoah was unique.• The ethical basis for extending effective property rights in the public treasury to officials is overlooked in the Niskanen-type thesis. graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis• He really took the matter to heart and finally wrote his Master's thesis on the subject.• The last quarter will be dedicated to the final preparation and submission of the master's thesis. main thesis• His main thesis is that the empirical evidence does not validate the instrumental account. Origin thesis (1300-1400) Latin Greek, “act of laying down”, from tithenai “to put, lay down”
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