学説(がくせつ)

がくせつ
noun
academic theory; scholarly theory
1. academic theory; scholarly theory
a theory or doctrine developed through academic research and study, typically within a specific field of scholarship
新(あたら)しい学説(がくせつ)が発表(はっぴょう)された。
A new academic theory was published.
この学説(がくせつ)は長年(ながねん)支持(しじ)されてきた。
This theory has been supported for many years.
従来(じゅうらい)の学説(がくせつ)を覆(くつがえ)す発見(はっけん)があった。
There was a discovery that overturned the conventional theory.

USAGE:
学説(がくせつ) emphasizes that a theory comes from academic or scholarly research. It can refer to theories in any academic field, including science, history, linguistics, etc.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 学説(がくせつ)を唱(とな)える (to advocate a theory)
  • 学説(がくせつ)を立(た)てる (to establish a theory)
  • 学説(がくせつ)を覆(くつがえ)す (to overturn a theory)
  • 有力(ゆうりょく)な学説(がくせつ) (a leading theory)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 理論(りろん) (theory - more general)
  • 仮説(かせつ) (hypothesis)
  • 定説(ていせつ) (established theory)
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