thesis

学位論文、修士論文

大学院などの学位を得るために提出する、長い研究論文。

やさしい英語で： A long piece of research writing that a student submits for an advanced university degree.

• I'm writing my thesis.
• He submitted his master's thesis last week.
• What is your doctoral thesis about?

使い方： a thesis on something (She wrote her thesis on urban housing.)

類義語： dissertation

よく使う表現： write a thesis, master's thesis, doctoral thesis, undergraduate thesis

主張、論旨

書き手や話し手が説明し、正しいと示そうとする中心的な考え。

やさしい英語で： The main idea that a writer or speaker explains and tries to show is true.

• The author's main thesis is clear.
• These examples support her thesis.
• The book challenges the thesis that wealth brings happiness.

使い方： the thesis that… (The book develops the thesis that cities encourage creativity.)

類義語： argument, claim, proposition

よく使う表現： central thesis, main thesis, support a thesis, defend a thesis