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박사

doctoral degree; Ph.D.

NounSino-Korean: 博士

  1. 1

    doctoral degree; Ph.D.

    The highest degree offered by a university, or a person who receives such a degree.

    Korean definition: 대학에서 주는 가장 높은 학위. 또는 그 학위를 받은 사람.

    • Jisu has completed her doctoral program and is preparing her dissertation.

    • He plans to write his dissertation this year and receive his doctoral degree around next year.

  2. 2

    master; expert

    (figurative) A person who has profound knowledge about something or knows a certain area well.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 아는 것이 많거나 어떤 분야에 대해 잘 아는 사람.

    • He was a game expert who knew everything there was to know about games.

    • When it came to bullying people and playing nasty tricks on them, Seunggyu was an expert.