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dissertation

noun
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn/
🔊/ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃn/
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  1. dissertation (on something) a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree专题论文；（尤指）学位论文
    • He wrote his Master's dissertation on rats.他的硕士论文写的是关于老鼠的问题。
    • Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.学生可以做学位论文，也可以参加实践项目。
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    • Candidates are required to present a dissertation of between 8 000 and 12 000 words.考生需要递交一份 8,000 至 12,000 字的论文。
    • She is writing her dissertation on the history of the Knights Templar.她正撰写关于圣殿骑士团历史的学位论文。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • research
    • doctoral
    • Master’s
    • …
    verb + dissertation
    • do
    • prepare
    • write
    • …
    preposition
    • dissertation on
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    Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘discussion, debate’): from Latin dissertatio(n-), from dissertare ‘continue to discuss’, from disserere ‘examine, discuss’.