The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.
— J. Frank Dobie  ·  No category

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thesis ['θisɪs] 词根: thes
n. 论文，毕业论文;论点，论题;命题;
💡 thesis=thet安排，放置→放好的研究主题 → 论文；命题
"These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice."
这些最新发现证实了性取向取决于自然而不是选择这一论点。
近义：hypothesis, postulate, posture, reasoning, theory, exposition
average ['ævərɪdʒ] 词频1
adj. 平常的;平均的;典型的;（价值、比率等的）平均数的; n. 平均水平;（速度等的）平均率;平均估价; vt. [数学] 计算…的平均值;调和，拉平;分摊;按比例（或平均）分配（利润等）; vi. 平均：作为或达到一个中间值;维持（有利的）平均价格;
💡 aver(every每个)+age(后缀):- 平均的
"a rise in average earnings"
平均收入的增加
近义：curve, mean, median, medium, middle, midpoint 反义：appreciable, memorable, notable, noted, noticeable, notorious
transference [['trænsfərəns]]
n. 转移, 调动, 转让\\n[医] 转移; 情感转移
近义：moving, remittal, transfer, dispatch
graveyard ['greivjɑ:d]
n. 墓地;
"It was standing in the graveyard, in the grass, its bottom missing."
站在墓地的青草上面去了, 而且瓶底已经丢失,虽然丢失了也就让它空空地站在墓边.
近义：pantheon, cemetery, churchyard
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other
bones
n. 骨骼, 尸体
近义：skeleton

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