article

释义

1. 名词

   A piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website.

   例句

   • I read an interesting article about climate change.
   • She wrote an article for the local newspaper.
2. 名词

   A single object, one of a group.

   例句

   • A coat is an article of clothing.
   • Each article in the shop has a price tag.
3. 名词

   A small word like a, an or the that goes before a noun.

   例句

   • The is the definite article in English.
   • A is the indefinite article.
4. 名词

   A section of a legal paper, or the papers as a whole.

   例句

   • Article 5 of the treaty is about shared defense.
   • The Articles of War are rules for armed forces.
5. 名词

   The real thing, as in the genuine article.

   例句

   • This handbag is the real article, not a fake.
   • You can tell it's the genuine article by the stitching.
6. 名词

   A part of something made of linked parts.

   例句

   • Each claw is made of two articles that form a pincer.
   • They checked every article of the machine.
7. 名词

   A person, in informal speech.

   例句

   • He is a shrewd article.
   • You dateless article, said his father.
8. 名词

   A young woman, in old slang.

   例句

   • The old text called her quite an article in her youth.
   • She was a lively article of her time.
9. 名词

   A subject or matter, in old-fashioned use.

   例句

   • This is an article of faith for him.
   • This last article will hardly be believed.
10. 名词

    A separate part of something.

    例句

    • Each article of the agreement was reviewed separately.
    • He addressed every article of the proposal in turn.