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anal·y·sis
 \\ə-ˈna-lə-səs\\ noun 
(plural anal·y·ses  \\-ˌsēz\\)
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin, from Greek, from analyein to break up, from ana- + lyein to loosen — more at 
lose
 DATE  1581
1. separation of a whole into its component parts
2.
  a. the identification or separation of ingredients of a substance
  b. a statement of the constituents of a mixture
3.
  a. proof of a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and deducing a valid statement by a series of reversible steps
  b.
    (1) a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, continuity, and infinite series
    (2) 
calculus
 1b
4.
  a. an examination of a complex, its elements, and their relations
  b. a statement of such an analysis
5.
  a. a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones
  b. clarification of an expression by an elucidation of its use in discourse
6. the use of function words instead of inflectional forms as a characteristic device of a language
7. 
psychoanalysis
English Etymology
analysis
  1580s, "resolution of anything complex into simple elements" (opposite of synthesis), from M.L. analysis, from Gk. analysis "a breaking up," from analyein "unloose, release, set free," from ana "up, throughout" + lysis "a loosening," from lyein "to unfasten" (see lose). Psychological sense is from 1890. Phrase in the final (or last) analysis (1844), translates Fr. en dernière analyse.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


analysis 
noun 

ADJ. careful, close, comprehensive, detailed, in-depth, systematic, thorough | brief | objective, subjective | comparative, critical, qualitative, quantitative, statistical, theoretical | cost-benefit, discourse, economic, financial, historical, linguistic, strategic, structural, stylistic 

VERB + ANALYSIS carry out, do, make, perform They carried out an in-depth analysis of the results. | give He gave a brief analysis of the present economic situation. 

ANALYSIS + VERB indicate sth, show sth Analysis of the wine showed that it contained dangerous additives. 

PREP. in an/the ~ In his analysis of the novel he discusses various aspects of the author's own life. 

PHRASES in the final/last analysis In the final analysis, the king's power was greater than the bishop's. 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
 analysis
an·aly·sis E5nAlEsis / noun(pl. an·aly·ses / -si:z / )
1. [U, C] the detailed study or examination of sth in order to understand more about it; the result of the study
   (对事物的)分析,分析结果:
   statistical analysis 
   统计分析 
   The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. 
   这本书分析了贫困及其原因。 
2. [U, C] a careful examination of a substance in order to find out what it consists of
   (对物质的)分析:
   The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
   血样要送往实验室进行分析。 
   You can ask for a chemical analysis of your tap water. 
   你可以要求给你的自来水做化学分析。 
3. [U] 
psychoanalysis
 :
   In analysis the individual resolves difficult emotional conflicts. 
   在心理分析治疗法中,个人可以化解严重的情感冲突。 
 IDIOMS 
 in the 7final / 7last a'nalysis 
   used to say what is most important after everything has been discussed, or considered
   归根结底;总之:
   In the final analysis, it's a matter of personal choice. 
   归根结底,这是个人的选择。 
OLT
analysis noun
⇨ research
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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anal·y·sis
\əˈnaləsə̇s\ noun
(plural analy·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from analyein to dissolve (from ana- + lyein to loosen, dissolve) + -sis — more at 
lose

1. : separation or breaking up of a whole into its fundamental elements or component parts
 < his problem defied analysis >
2. 
 a. : a detailed examination of anything complex (as a novel, an organization, a race) made in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study
  < the analysis … of the structure of a poem can be a form of literary criticism — James Thorpe >
 b. : the presentation, usually in writing, of such an analysis
  < each chapter of the book is an analysis of a well-known painting >
3. : the use of function words (as prepositions, pronouns, and auxiliary verbs) instead of inflectional forms as a highly frequent and characteristic device in the structure of a language (as English I have seen contrasted with Latin vidi or English of the room tending to replace the room's or does he know that? replacing knows he that?) — contrasted with synthesis
4. 
 a. : the separation of compound substances into their constituents by chemical processes
 b. : the determination, which may or may not involve actual separation, of one or more ingredients of a substance either as to kind or amount; also : the tabulated result of such a determination — see 
gravimetric analysis
proximate analysis
qualitative analysis
quantitative analysis
ultimate analysis

 c. : a statement of the amount or percent of each functional ingredient present in a mixture (as a vitamin solution or an animal feed); often : a statement of the percentage of nitrogen expressed as N, phosphoric acid as P2O5, and potash as K2O in a fertilizer — called also fertilizer analysis, fertilizer grade
5. 
 a. : the practice of proving a mathematical proposition by assuming the result and reasoning back to the data or to already established principles
 b. : the investigation of a problem by the methods of algebra
 c. : any proof based on considerations of number and the theory of limits, as opposed to geometric intuition
 d. : the differential and integral calculus
6. 
 a. : the resolution of knowledge into its fundamental factors or original principles and the tracing or reduction of physical, phenomenal, or abstract entities to their source or elements
 b. : the elucidation, clarification, and explication of expressions and statements through a determination of their meaning or logical use
7. : the process of ascertaining the name of a species in biology or its place in a system of classification by means of an analytical table or key
8. : 
psychoanalysis

9. : 
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