*ar·ti·cle/`ɑrtɪkḷ; ˈɑːtɪkəl/ n [C] 1 a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine etc 文章; 论文: Did you read that article on the space shuttle? 你读过那篇关于太空穿梭机的文章吗？ 2 a thing, especially one of a group of things 物品，物件: an article of clothing 一件衣服 3 in grammar, the word 'the' (=the definite article), or the word 'a' or 'an' (=the indefinite article) 冠词〔定冠词为 the, 不定冠词为 a 和 an〕