| 单词 | doctorate |
| 释义 | doctorate (once / 8359 pages) n A doctorate is an advanced university degree. Another name for a doctorate is a PhD. If you stick in school long enough, you just might end up with a doctorate (and a whole lot of debt). Many years of specialized study can result in a doctorate, which qualifies the graduate to teach at a college or university. To be awarded a doctorate, a student has to complete a dissertation or thesis, a huge research project that focuses on her area of study. Someone who has a doctorate is known as a "Doctor of Philosophy," and the word itself comes from the Medieval Latin root doctoratus, or "made a doctor." WORD FAMILYdoctorate: doctorates+/doctor: doctoral, doctored, doctorial, doctoring, doctors/doctoral: doctorally, doctorate, postdoctoral/doctorial: doctorially USAGE EXAMPLESFollowing a master’s at Cornell in 1951, she completed a doctorate at Georgetown University in 1954, where she studied the motion of galaxies. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He was awarded a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and a doctorate from Columbia in 1961. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) He later entered graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, to study cosmic ray particles and earned his doctorate in 1950. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university Syn|Hypo|Hyper doctor's degree DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine a doctor's degree in dental medicine DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgerya doctor's degree in dental surgery DD, Doctor of Divinitya doctor's degree in religion DEd, Doctor of Education, EdDa doctor's degree in education Doctor of Medicine, MDa doctor's degree in medicine DMus, Doctor of Music, MusDa doctor's degree in music AMusD, Doctor of Musical Artsa doctor's degree in musical arts Doctor of Optometry, ODa doctor's degree in optometry DO, Doctor of Osteopathydoctor's degree in osteopathy D.A., Doctor of Artsa doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus Doctor of Philosophya doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge DPH, Doctor of Public Healtha doctor's degree in preventive medicine Doctor of Theology, ThDa doctor's degree in theology Doctor of Sacred Theology, STDa doctor's degree in theology Ph.D., PhDa doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study DPhila British doctorate academic degree, degree an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
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