| 单词 | thesis |
| 释义 | thesis /thee"sis/, n. , pl. theses /-seez/. 1. a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war. 2. a subject for a composition or essay. 3. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. 4. Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Cf. arsis (def. 1). 5. Pros. a. a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress. b. (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Cf. arsis (def. 2). 6. Philos. See under Hegelian dialectic. [1350-1400; ME < L < Gk thésis a setting down, something set down, equiv. to the- (s. of tithénai to put, set down) + -sis -SIS] Syn. 1. theory, contention, proposal. |
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