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doctorate

🇬🇧 UK/'dɒktәrit/🇺🇸 US
A1

Definitions

n.

The highest academic degree awarded by a university

博士学位

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
doctorteacher, learned person
+
ateto make, having
=doctorate

Common Collocations

  • 1.doctoral degree博士学位
  • 2.doctor of philosophy哲学博士
  • 3.pursue doctorate攻读博士

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Earning a doctorate requires years of graduate studies and original research contributions.

  • 2.

    She completed her doctorate in molecular biology and now leads a laboratory at the research institute.

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