释义 |
thesis /thēˈsis/ or (prosody, music) /thesˈis/ noun (pl theˈses /-sēz/)- A long dissertation, esp one based on original research and presented for a doctorate
- A subject dealt with in this way
- A position or that which is set down or advanced for argument
- An essay on a theme
- A downbeat in a bar or metrical foot (classical prosody and music)
- Hence, the strong position in a bar or foot
- Understood by the Romans as the weak position
- Used in English in both senses, opp to arsis
ORIGIN: Gr thesis, from the root of tithenai to put, set thetic /thetˈik/ or thetˈical adjective - Positively asserting
- Bearing the thesis (classical prosody and music)
thetˈically adverb thesis novel noun A roman à thèse (see under roman) |