n.[C]

1. 論題，命題；論點
   He clearly presented his thesis.

   他把自己的論點闡述得很清楚。

2. 論文；畢業（或學位）論文[（+on/in）]
   My friend is writing her doctoral thesis.

   我的朋友正在寫她的博士論文。

3. 【音】下拍
4. 抑音節

n.

1. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
   ▸(in Hegelian philosophy) a proposition forming the first stage in the process of dialectical reasoning. Compare with antithesis, synthesis.
2. a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written as part of a university degree.
3. /also ˈθɛsɪs/ Prosody  an unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse. Often contrasted with arsis.