analysis
analysis — noun
1. a careful look at the facts, numbers, or events around a topic so that you can w
a careful look at the facts, numbers, or events around a topic so that you can work out how things connect and what conclusions to draw — for example, going through last year's sales figures to see which products are losing money.
Dr. Patel's analysis of the survey results showed that most parents wanted longer school holidays.
analysis of + noun phrase
The team did a careful analysis of last month's traffic accidents on Beimen Road.
collocation: careful/detailed analysis
On closer analysis, the contract had several clauses that protected only the landlord.
Her cost-benefit analysis convinced the board to delay the new factory until 2028.
In the final analysis, what really decided the election was the price of rice.
- examination
neutral; the act of looking closely, less focused on drawing conclusions
- study
broader; can be a single project or an ongoing effort
- evaluation
stresses judging value or quality, not just describing
- review
often shorter and more general; can be informal
- synthesis
combining parts into a whole, the opposite of breaking down
文法句型
analysis of + noun
detailed/in-depth/careful analysis
用法筆記
Used both countable (one piece of work, e.g. 'a detailed analysis') and uncountable ('careful analysis is needed'). Plural is 'analyses' /əˈnæləsiːz/, never 'analysises'.
常見錯誤
2. a scientific test in which a substance such as blood, water, or soil is broken d
a scientific test in which a substance such as blood, water, or soil is broken down so that scientists can see what chemicals or materials are inside it.
The river water was sent for analysis after dead fish appeared near the village.
passive: be sent for analysis
Chemical analysis showed that the white powder was just sugar, not a drug.
collocation: chemical analysis
Dr. Lin asked the lab to do a quick analysis of Mr. Wang's blood sample.
Soil analysis from the farm in Yilan revealed dangerous levels of lead.
文法句型
analysis of + substance
send sth for analysis
用法筆記
Subject of the analysis is always a physical substance (blood, urine, soil, water, food). Distinguish from sense 1: if you can replace 'analysis' with 'lab test', this is sense 2. Often appears as a compound: 'blood analysis', 'DNA analysis', 'soil analysis'.
常見錯誤
3. a long course of treatment, based on the ideas of Freud, where a patient talks r
a long course of treatment, based on the ideas of Freud, where a patient talks regularly with a trained doctor about their childhood, dreams, and feelings to find the hidden reasons behind their problems.
Quinn has been in analysis for two years and says it has helped him sleep better.
fixed phrase: be in analysis
After her divorce, Aunt Rosa decided to go into analysis with a doctor in Vienna.
fixed phrase: go into analysis
The novelist often wrote about her years of analysis with Dr. Freud's former student.
Many actors in 1960s New York were in analysis three times a week.
- psychoanalysis
the full technical term; identical meaning, more formal
- therapy
much broader; covers many treatments, not only the Freudian method
文法句型
be in analysis
go into analysis
用法筆記
Always uncountable in this sense — never 'an analysis' or 'analyses'. Almost always appears in the fixed phrases 'be in analysis' or 'go into analysis'. The full word 'psychoanalysis' is more formal and more common in writing.