Word · Frequency #12528
PhD
博士学位；哲学博士学位
核心释义
a doctorate; the highest degree awarded for graduate study, usually based on at least three years of study and a dissertation.
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abbr. 哲学博士学位(Doctor of Philosophy)
d a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
abbr. 哲学博士学位(Doctor of Philosophy)
用法In use
She spent five years working on her PhD in chemistry before she felt ready to defend her dissertation.
用法提示：PhD 在此为名词，指攻读的博士学位（最高学位）。
After completing his PhD, he took a research position at a university in Japan.
用法提示：PhD 为名词，表示完成后获得的博士学位。
Many universities require a PhD for a full professorship in the sciences.
用法提示：PhD 为名词，表示职称所需的博士学位。
a PhD in [field]
介词 in 后接学科领域，说明博士学位的专业方向。
A PhD in physics is a challenging but rewarding degree.
物理学博士学位是一个艰难但回报丰厚的学位。
do a PhD
do a PhD 常见于英式英语，口语中尤其常用，相当于 study for a PhD。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- PhD student
- 博士生
- She is a PhD student at Oxford.她是牛津大学的博士生。
- PhD program
- 博士项目
- This PhD program takes three to five years.这个博士项目需要三到五年完成。
- PhD thesis
- 博士论文
- He is writing his PhD thesis on climate change.他正在写关于气候变化的博士论文。
- earn a PhD
- 获得博士学位
- She earned her PhD in chemistry last year.她去年获得了化学博士学位。
- PhD candidate
- 博士候选人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 PhD 拆成 P（Philosophy 哲学）+ h（high 高）+ D（Doctor 博士），想到“哲学最高博士”，即最高学位。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、campus conversation、job applications PhD 是 Doctor of Philosophy 的缩写，指哲学博士学位；在学术写作、求职简历等正式场合很常见，日常谈论学历时也会直接说 PhD。正式程度随语境变化，一般无明显口语禁忌。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 phd 末尾 /diː/ 押韵的词：bee /biː/、tea /tiː/、key /kiː/。phone、photo、phase 中的 ph 读 /f/，而 phd 中的 ph 是字母 p 和 h，读 /piː eɪtʃ/，拼写相似但发音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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