analysis

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

an·aly·sis AW [analysis analyses] BrE [əˈnæləsɪs] NAmE [əˈnæləsɪs] noun (pl. an·aly·sesBrE [əˈnæləsiːz] ; NAmE [əˈnæləsiːz] )
1. uncountable, countable the detailed study or examination of sth in order to understand more about it; the result of the study
•statistical analysis
• The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes.
• At the meeting they presented a detailed analysis of twelve schools in a London borough.
2. uncountable, countable a careful examination of a substance in order to find out what it consists of
• The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
• You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water.
3. uncountable = ↑psychoanalysis
•In analysis the individual resolves difficult emotional conflicts.
Idiom: ↑in the last analysis

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek analusis, from analuein ‘unloose’, from ana- ‘up’ + luein ‘loosen’.

Thesaurus:
analysis noun U, C
•The information is based on statistical analysis.
research • • examination • • study • • exploration • • enquiry/inquiry • |formal scrutiny •
scientific analysis/research/examination/study/exploration/enquiry/scrutiny
carry out/conduct/undertake analysis/research/an examination/a study/exploration
do analysis/research/a study
analysis/research/examination/the study/exploration/scrutiny reveals sth
Analysis or research? When you do research you try to find out new information; when you do analysis you look in more detail at the information you already have, in order to understand it better.

Example Bank:
•He gave a brief analysis of the present economic situation.
•In his analysis of the novel he discusses various aspects of the author's own life.
•In the final analysis, the king's power was greater than the bishop's.
•In the final analysis, the people were stronger than the generals.
•Researchers identified themes from the content analysis of interviews.
•They carried out an in-depth analysis of the results.
•We performed a comparative analysis of genes from different species.
•a DNA sequence analysis
•More analysis has been done on the process of ageing.
•Most of the information we have so far is based on statistical analysis.
•They conducted a detailed analysis of four separate groups.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  psychoanalysis, depth psychology, analytic thinking
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  synthesis, synthetic thinking