| 单词 | essay |
| 释义 | essay —essayer, n. n. /es"ay/ for 1, 2; /es"ay, e say"/ for 3-5; v. /e say"/, n. 1. a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative. 2. anything resembling such a composition: a picture essay. 3. an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt. 4. Philately. a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued. 5. Obs. a tentative effort; trial; assay. v.t. 6. to try; attempt. 7. to put to the test; make trial of. [1475-85; < MF essayer, c. AF assayer to ASSAY < LL exagium a weighing, equiv. to *exag(ere), for L exigere to examine, test, lit., to drive out (see EXACT) + -ium -IUM] |
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