thesis
noun
ˈθiːsɪəs
noun
1
a
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
论文，毕业论文，学位论文
Cynthia’s
still
working
on
her
thesis.
辛西娅还在写论文。
graduate/master’s/doctoral
thesis
He
wrote
his
doctoral
thesis
on
contemporary
French
literature.
他写的博士论文是关于法国当代文学的。
2
an
idea
or
opinion
about
something,
that
you
discuss
in
a
formal
way
and
give
examples
for
[正式] 〔解释某事的〕论点
formal
Their
main
thesis
was
that
the
rise
in
earnings
was
due
to
improvements
in
education.
他们的主要论点是收入增加缘于教育状况的改善。
3
in
writing,
the
thesis
is
the
sentence
or
group
of
sentences
which
state
what
the
main
idea
of
an
ESSAY
is
[美] 〔文章的〕主题
AmE
a
paragraph
introducing
your
thesis
statement
介绍论文主题的一个段落