| 单词 | thesis defence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthesis defence d. An oral examination in which a candidate for a higher degree, typically a doctorate, is questioned about his or her dissertation prior to its final submission; (also) the action of defending one's dissertation at such an examination. Also more fully dissertation defence, thesis defence.In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland usually known as a viva (viva n.2). ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > oral or viva examination viva voce1842 quiz1867 oral1876 defence1888 viva1891 1888 Andover Rev. June 621 Kiel requires the candidate to..make a public defense of his dissertation and appended theses. 1896 Catal. Columbian Univ. 1895–6 110 The defense of the theses required of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy was held publicly in the Hall of the University June 5, 1895. 1901 Lancet 22 June 1800/2 The candidate shall deposit six copies of his dissertation with the faculty 15 days before the date of reading and defence. 1914 A. W. Ward & A. R. Waller Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. XI. xiii. 179 The reading which..he showed to a rather remarkable extent in a dissertation-defence on the subject. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 25 July m6 He made this shattering statement during his PhD thesis defence, but his examiners were reluctant to accept such a brash view of nature. 2004 S. Yekelchyk Stalin's Empire of Memory Acknowl. p.ix No matter how I liked the thesis at its defence in March 2000, a year spent as a postdoctoral fellow..opened my eyes to the manuscript's innumerable shortcomings. < as lemmas |
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