/ˈɑ:tɪkl ||; ˈɑrtɪkḷ/noun[C] 1 an object, especially one of a set 物品（尤指一套中的一件）: articles of clothing 几件衣服
2 a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine （报纸或杂志上的）文章
3 (grammar语法) the words ‘a/an’ (the indefinite article) or ‘the’ (the definite article) 冠词（a、an 是不定冠词，the 是定冠词）
For more information about articles, look at the Quick Grammar Reference section at the back of this dictionary. 有关冠词的详细用法，参看本词典末“语法便览”部份。