21:51 Feb 5, 2008 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Philosophy / verb for thetic | |||||||
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3 +1 | establish a thesis / establish the thesis |
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4 | support the thesis / support the idea |
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1 | hypothesize |
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establish a thesis / establish the thesis Explanation: I couldn't find the verb but, for your information, I found another alternative for "thetic" in my humungous Webster's as"thetical. I am basing my use of "establish" on the character "定" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-06 00:10:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yuki! I just found it. "Theticize" It just hit me and I looked it up in the web. There are many examples! :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-06 00:14:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- By the way, Wordweb says: "Theticize-- word not found but may be derived from thesis." I believe this is a quite an esoteric word. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-06 01:24:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Well, if you will be using the word "thetic" or "thetical," I think it would be a logical extension to use "theticize." (It would give consistency.) If they are professors of engineering, I think they will appreciate the use of the word. |
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support the thesis / support the idea Explanation: I often see this phrasing used in academic literature. This is most definitely NOT a direct translation but would seem to be appropriate in this context. |
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hypothesize Explanation: just a guess |
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