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語源

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

dissertation (plural dissertations)

1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

   write a dissertation

   write up a dissertation

   hand in a dissertation

   complete a dissertation

   She spent three years writing her doctoral dissertation.

   The student defended his dissertation successfully.

   Her dissertation focused on medieval literature.

2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

別の表記

• diss (clipping)

派生語

Further reading

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “dissertation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.