Word · Frequency #15346
doctorate
/ˈdɒktərit/
noun
博士学位
核心释义
one of the highest earned academic degrees awarded by a university
- 1.
大学院系授予的最高学位。
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.
大学院系授予的最高学位。；博士头衔
用法In use
She earned her doctorate in biology after five years of research.
用法提示：名词 doctorate 在此表示“博士学位”。
He is working toward a doctorate in education.
用法提示：这里的 doctorate 是名词，指“博士学位”。
At the ceremony, the dean awarded doctorates to twenty graduates.
用法提示：此句用复数 doctorates，作 award 的直接宾语。
earn a doctorate
也可用 receive 或 get，但 earn 更强调通过努力获得。
He earned a doctorate from Oxford.
他在牛津大学获得了博士学位。
award [someone] a doctorate
常用被动语态：be awarded a doctorate。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- earn a doctorate
- 获得博士学位
- It took her four years to earn a doctorate in physics.她花了四年时间获得物理学博士学位。
- pursue a doctorate
- 攻读博士学位
- After graduating, he decided to pursue a doctorate in history.毕业后，他决定攻读历史学博士学位。
- complete a doctorate
- 完成博士学位学业
- She completed her doctorate at the age of 28.她在28岁时完成了博士学位学业。
- hold a doctorate
- 拥有博士学位
- The new dean holds a doctorate in education.新院长拥有教育学博士学位。
- award a doctorate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
doctor（博士）+ ate → 博士的头衔就是 doctorate（博士学位）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术场合、正式文书 doctorate 多用于正式或学术语境，指博士学位或博士头衔；日常口语中更常说 PhD。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with doctorate /ˈdɒktərit/. The words above are spelling lookalikes (e.g., -torate, -ct-, -orate) and sound different.
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。
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