新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

thesis

英  [ˈθiːsɪs]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • theses

    1[C 可数名词] 论点

    A thesis is an idea or theory that is expressed as a statement and is discussed in a logical way.

    近义词

    argument , theory

    双语例句

    例:

    This thesis does not stand up to close inspection.

    这个论点经不起仔细推敲。

    例:

    One of the arguments used to support the thesis is that students who rely on their parents for money feel great pressure to get good grades.

    用以支持该论点的论据之一是依赖父母资助的学生有很大的压力要取得好成绩。

    2[C 可数名词] 学位论文

    A thesis is a long piece of writing based on your own ideas and research that you do as part of a college degree, especially a higher degree such as a PhD.

    近义词

    dissertation

    双语例句

    例:

    He was awarded his PhD for a thesis on industrial robots.

    他以一篇工业机器人的论文获得博士学位。