dissertation

dissertation

英 [,dɪsə'teɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 ['dɪsɚ'teʃən]

n. 論文，專題；學術演講

中文詞源：

dissertation 專題論文

dis-, 分開，散開。-sert, 安排，連接，詞源同series, insert. 即分開安排，各個討論，引申詞義專題論文。比較discuss, discourse, disquisition.

例句：

1. I'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation.
我本該把論文的初稿交上去瞭。

2. Diploma and certificate courses do not normally require the submission of a dissertation.
為獲得文憑和證書所修的課程通常不需要提交論文。

3. Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
每個學生都有導師指導他們寫論文。

4. After the discussion of my dissertation I taught him Chinese.
討論完我的論文,我就教他中文.

5. His dissertation is on the drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.
他的學術論文是關於法國革命所帶來的劇烈社會變動。