doctorate

/ˈdɒktərət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɑːktərət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət/ (ame, mw)

doctorate — noun

  • doctoratesingular
  • doctoratesplural

1. the highest degree that a university awards to someone who has completed a long

1.名詞B2
釋義

the highest degree that a university awards to someone who has completed a long period of advanced study and original research, usually resulting in a written thesis or dissertation on a specialized topic

例句

Aiko is working on her doctorate in environmental science at Kyoto University.

pattern: work on + doctorate + in [field]

The university awarded an honorary doctorate to the Nobel-winning physicist.

collocation: honorary doctorate

同義詞
  • PhD

    the most common type of research doctorate; used informally and interchangeably with 'doctorate' in everyday speech

  • doctoral degree

    more formal and broader term that includes PhDs, EdDs, and other doctorates

  • doctor's degree

    less common; used mainly in formal American English statistics and academic records

反義詞

文法句型

hold/have/receive + doctorate

doctorate + in + field

pursue/work on + doctorate

用法筆記

Often combined with the preposition 'in' to specify the academic field, as in 'a doctorate in astrophysics.' The term 'doctorate' already means the degree, so 'doctorate degree' is redundant. In informal speech, 'PhD' is often used instead for research doctorates.

常見錯誤

❌She is doing a doctorate degree in biology.
✅She is doing a doctorate in biology.
💡'doctorate' already means 'degree,' so adding 'degree' is redundant.
❌He received a doctorate of law from Harvard.
✅He received a doctorate in law from Harvard.
💡The correct preposition is 'in,' not 'of,' when naming the field.