| 释义 |
essayn. & v.●n. /ˈesei/ 1 a composition, usu. short and in prose, on any subject 散文；短文，小品文 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 at, in) formal an attempt [正式]企图；尝试 ●v. tr. /eˈsei/ formal attempt, try [正式]企图做，尝试 □ essayist n.[Middle English from ASSAY, assimilated to French essayer, ultimately via Late Latin exagium ‘weighing’ from exigere ‘weigh’: see EXACT] |