1610s, "discussion, debate," from Latin dissertationem (nominative dissertatio) "discourse," noun of action from past participle stem of dissertare "debate, argue, examine, harangue," frequentative of disserere "discuss, examine," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + serere "to arrange words" (see series). Sense of "formal, written treatise" is 1650s.
雙語例句
1. I'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation.
我本該把論文的初稿交上去了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Diploma and certificate courses do not normally require the submission of a dissertation.
為獲得文憑和證書所修的課程通常不需要提交論文。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Each student has a supervisor to advise on the writing of the dissertation.
每個學生都有導師指導他們寫論文。
來自柯林斯例句
4. After the discussion of my dissertation I taught him Chinese.
討論完我的論文,我就教他中文.
來自漢英文學 - 散文英譯
5. His dissertation is on the drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution.