Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3147
essay
文章；短文
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, usually for academic purposes
- 1.
A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
中等长度的书面文章,探讨特定问题或主题。
- 2.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
分析性或阐释性的文学作品
- 3.
A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
邮票或钞票的拟议设计。
- 4.
a tentative attempt
尝试性的企图
尝试；试图；（邮票或纸币的）设计提案；中等长度的书面文章,探讨特定问题或主题。；分析性或阐释性的文学作品；邮票或钞票的拟议设计。
In use
She wrote a compelling essay on climate change for her English class.
His first essay at baking a cake was a complete disaster.
The professor assigned three essays to be submitted by Friday.
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。
sb's essay
所有格表示作者
I read John's essay last night.
我昨晚读了约翰的短文。
the essay that/which ...
关系从句修饰 essay
The essay that won the prize was insightful.
Connections
Collocations
- write an essay
- 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。
- essay topic
- 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。
- critical essay
- 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。
- personal essay
- 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。
- essay collection
- 散文集
- The library has a wide selection of essay collections.图书馆有各种各样的散文集。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Essay谐音‘一赛’，写短文像参赛，也是尝试。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 on 或 about 连用表示主题。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending 'ay' but do not rhyme with 'essay' because the stressed vowel in 'essay' is /ɛ/ (first syllable), while these one-syllable words have stressed vowel /eɪ/. The second syllable of 'essay' does contain /eɪ/, but unstressed.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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