Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3147
essay
文章；短文
核心释义
a short piece of writing on a particular subject, usually for academic purposes
- 1.
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.
- 2.
分析性或阐释性的文学作品
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- 3.
邮票或钞票的拟议设计。
A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
- 4.
尝试性的企图
a tentative attempt
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。
用法In use
She wrote a compelling essay on climate change for her English class.
用法提示：名词“essay”意为“文章”，此处用作宾语。
His first essay at baking a cake was a complete disaster.
用法提示：名词“essay”意为“尝试”，此处用作主语补足语。
The professor assigned three essays to be submitted by Friday.
用法提示：名词复数“essays”意为“短文”，此处用作宾语。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Essay谐音‘一赛’，写短文像参赛，也是尝试。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 on 或 about 连用表示主题。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.