thesis
/ˈθiːsɪs/noun
(pl. theses /-siːz/)
1
- a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved论题, 命题; 论点：
his central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world.
他的中心论点是精神生活不是物质世界的一部分。
1.1
- (in Hegelian philosophy) a proposition forming the first stage in the process of dialectical reasoning（黑格尔哲学用语）正题（辩证法三段式中的第一阶段）。比较ANTITHESIS, SYNTHESIS.
2
- a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written by a candidate for a university degree论文; 毕业（或学位）论文：
a doctoral thesis.
博士论文。
3
- /ˈθesɪs/Prosody an unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse.【诗韵】扬音节。常与ARSIS相对。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 3)： via late Latin from Greek， literally 'placing， a proposition'， from the root of tithenai 'to place'.