article

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine. 文章
...a newspaper article. …一篇報(bào)上的文章。
According to an article in Newsweek the drug could have side effects. 據(jù)一篇《新聞周刊》上的文章，這種藥物可能有副作用。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to objects as articles of some kind. 物品
...articles of clothing. …衣物。
He had stripped the house of all articles of value. 他已把那所房子里值錢的東西洗劫一空。
3. N-COUNT An article of a formal agreement or document is a section of it that deals with a particular point. 條款
The country appears to be violating several articles of the convention. 該國(guó)看來(lái)正在違反該公約中的數(shù)個(gè)條款。
4. N-COUNT In grammar, an article is a kind of determiner. In English, "a" and "an" are called the indefinite article, and "the" is called the definite article. 冠詞
5. PHRASE If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good. 真品[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
The vodka was the genuine article. 這伏特加是真品。

When I say "I'm a dentist ", I am using the indefinite article "a".
It is not correct to include the article 'a' before a plural noun .
Uncountable nouns should not have an indefinite article in front of them.
The sentence 'Paris is the capital city of France' uses the definite article.
With French nouns , like 'la maison', it's important to learn the article that goes with the noun .