单词 | thesis |
释义 | thesis/ˈθiːsɪs /noun (plural theses /ˈθiːsiːz/) 1A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved: his central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world...
Synonyms theory, contention, argument, line of argument, proposal, proposition, premise, assumption, presumption, hypothesis, postulation, surmise, supposition; belief, idea, notion, opinion, view; theme, subject, topic, text, matter; theorem 1.1(In Hegelian philosophy) a proposition forming the first stage in the process of dialectical reasoning. Compare with antithesis, synthesis.Hegel never used the words 'thesis, antithesis, synthesis', as we all know....
2A long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written by a candidate for a university degree: a doctoral thesis...
Synonyms dissertation, essay, paper, treatise, disquisition, composition, monograph, study, piece of writing; North American theme 3ˈθiːsɪsˈθɛsɪs Prosody An unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse. Often contrasted with arsis.Such verses often have a pause after the thesis of the second foot also....
OriginLate Middle English (in sense 3): via late Latin from Greek, literally 'placing, a proposition', from the root of tithenai 'to place'. |
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