analysis
/əˈnæləsɪs/noun
(pl. analyses /-siːz/)［mass noun］
1- detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation分析：
statistical analysis
统计数据分析
count noun an analysis of popular culture.对流行文化的分析。
1.1
- the process of separating something into its constituent elements解析, 分析。常与SYNTHESIS相对。
1.2
- the identification and measurement of the chemical constituents of a substance or specimen（对物质或标本化学成分的）定性定量分析。
1.3
- short for PSYCHOANALYSIS.PSYCHOANALYSIS的简称。
1.4
- Mathematics the part of mathematics concerned with the theory of functions and the use of limits, continuity, and the operations of calculus【数】解析。
1.5
- count noun Cricket a statement of a bowler's performance, especially in an innings, giving the numbers of wickets taken and runs conceded【板球】投手成绩分析表（尤指每回合的）。
短语
in the final （或 last,ultimate） analysis
- when everything has been considered (used to suggest that a statement expresses the basic truth about a complex situation)归根到底, 总之：
in the final analysis it is a question of political history.
说到底, 这是一个政治历史问题。
词源
late 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek analusis, from analuein 'unloose'， from ana- 'up' + luein 'loosen'.