essay

音标['esei, e'sei] essay是什么意思、essay怎么读

essay词型变化

名词:essayer动词过去式:essayed过去分词:essayed现在分词:essaying第三人称单数:essays

essay汉语翻译

n. 随笔, 短文, 评论, 企图
vt. 试图
相关词组:
essay to do sth
make an essay to assist sb

essay词意辨析

composition, article, essay, paper, prose, thesis, theme, dissertation

这些名词均含“文章”或“论文”之意。
composition: 多指学校里老师给学生的作文篇3

名词 essay:

  1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  2. a tentative attempt

动词 essay:

  1. make an effort or attempt同义词：try, seek, attempt, assay
  2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to同义词：test, prove, try, try out, examine

essay例句

  1. This essay is admirable in all respects.这篇4

    es.say

    n.（名词）
    [μs.3.]
    [μs.3.]
    A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
    小品文，随笔：内容通常论及一个主题的短小文章，通常表达作者个人的观点
    Something resembling such a composition:
    杂记文：像作文一样的文章：
    例句：
    a photojournalistic essay.
    一位摄影记者的杂记

    A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:
    试验：对事物价值或真伪的试验和判断：
    例句：
    an essay of the students` capabilities.
    学习能力测验

    An initial attempt or endeavor, especially a tentative attempt.
    尝试企图：初次尝试或努力，尤指暂时性的尝试
    v.tr.（及物动词）
    es.sayed,es.say.ing,es.says[μ-s3., μs.3.]
    To make an attempt at; try.
    尝试：做尝试；试图
    To subject to a test.
    试验：做实验来验证

    来源：
    Middle English essayen [to try]
    中古英语 essayen [尝试，努力]
    from Old French essaier
    源自 古法语 essaier
    from Vulgar Latin *exagi3re [to weigh out]
    源自 俗拉丁语 *exagi3re [考虑]
    from Late Latin exagium [a weighing]
    源自 后期拉丁语 exagium [估量，考虑，计重]
    Latin ex- [ex-]
    拉丁语 ex- [前缀，表.从前的.]
    Latin agere [to drive] * see ag-
    拉丁语 agere [驱使] *参见 ag-

    【引伸】
    essay.er
    n.（名词）