单词 | thesis |
释义 | Word Frequency thesis(ˈθiːsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz) 1. a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma 2. a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument 3. a subject for a discussion or essay 4. an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument 5. music the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting 6. (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus Compare arsis 7. philosophy the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis Word origin C16: via Late Latin from Greek: a placing, from tithenai to place |
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