thesis

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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 論文，畢業論文，學位論文

Cynthia’s still working on her thesis.

辛西娅還在寫論文。

graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis

He wrote his doctoral thesis on contemporary French literature.

他寫的博士論文是關於法國當代文學的。

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

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

他們的主要論點是收入增加得益於教育狀況的改善。

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〕主題

a paragraph introducing your thesis statement

介紹文章主題的一個段落

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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