article
article
ar∙ti∙cle / ˈɑrtɪkl ; ˈɑ:tɪkəl /
◙noun [C]
1. NEWSPAPER / MAGAZINE 报纸/杂志, a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine
• 〔报刊的〕文章，论文:
▪ [+on / about]
»an article on environmental issues
一篇关于环境问题的文章
»The paper'sleading article(=the main article) described the government as weak.
该报的头条称政府软弱。
»newspaper articles
报纸上的文章
2. OBJECT 物品, [formal] a thing, especially one of a group of things
• （一件）物品;
【SYN】 item
»household articles
家居用品
»She only took a fewarticles of clothingwith her.
她随身只带了几件衣服。
3. LAW 法律, a part of a law or legal agreement that deals with a particular point
• 条款:
»Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
宪法的第一条保障宗教信仰自由。
4. GRAMMAR 语法, [technical] a word used before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a particular example of something or to a general example of something. In English, 'the' is called the definite article and 'a' and 'an' are called the indefinite article.
• 冠词
5. articles, [BrE] an agreement by which someone finishes their training, especially as a lawyer, by working for a company
• 见习契约; 师徒合约
6. an article of faith, something that you feel very strongly about so that it affects how you think or behave
• 信念，信条
