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essay on/about sth
on/about 引出主题
She wrote an essay on climate change.
她写了一篇关于气候变化的短文。
文章；短文
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
文章；短文
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, usually for academic purposes
She wrote an essay on climate change.
她写了一篇关于气候变化的短文。
中等长度的书面文章,探讨特定问题或主题。
A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
分析性或阐释性的文学作品
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
邮票或钞票的拟议设计。
A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
尝试性的企图
a tentative attempt
She wrote a compelling essay on climate change for her English class.
她为英语课写了一篇关于气候变化的有说服力的文章。
His first essay at baking a cake was a complete disaster.
他第一次尝试烤蛋糕完全失败了。
The professor assigned three essays to be submitted by Friday.
教授布置了三篇短文，需在周五前提交。
on/about 引出主题
She wrote an essay on climate change.
她写了一篇关于气候变化的短文。
所有格表示作者
I read John's essay last night.
我昨晚读了约翰的短文。
关系从句修饰 essay
The essay that won the prize was insightful.
那篇获奖的短文很有见地。
Not this
I need to write essay for class.
Use this
I need to write an essay for class.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，英语中可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 'an'。
Not this
I wrote an essay of pollution.
Use this
I wrote an essay on pollution.
中文学习者可能使用介词 'of'，但英语中表示'关于……的论文'常用介词 'on' 或 'about'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
写一篇文章
The students were asked to write an essay on climate change.
学生们被要求写一篇关于气候变化的文章。
文章主题
She chose a controversial essay topic for her assignment.
她为作业选了一个有争议的文章主题。
评论性文章
He published a critical essay on modern art.
他发表了一篇关于现代艺术的评论性文章。
个人随笔
Her personal essay about growing up in a small town was very touching.
她那篇关于在小镇长大的个人随笔非常感人。
散文集
The library has a wide selection of essay collections.
图书馆有各种各样的散文集。
我要你写一篇不少于1000字的文章，描述你认为自己是谁。
The principal assigned an essay to the students in detention.
校长给留堂的学生布置了一篇作文。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use essay naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Essay谐音‘一赛’，写短文像参赛，也是尝试。
通常指分析性或评论性短文（如学校作文），语域偏正式；也指尝试（较少用），语域中性。
可数名词，常与介词 on 或 about 连用表示主题。
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