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- an individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set:条, 项; 项目; 条款：
the items on the agenda
议程上的项目
an item of clothing
一件衣服。
1.1
- a piece of news or information一条消息; 一则信息。
1.2
- an entry in an account一项账目。
- archaic used to introduce each item in a list〈古〉（用于介绍清单上逐个项目之前）又, 此外还有：
item two statute books ... item two drums.
此外还有两部法令汇编…还有两面鼓。
短语
be an item
- informal (of a couple) be involved in an established romantic or sexual relationship〈非正式〉（两人）建立稳定的爱恋关系（或性关系）。
词源
late Middle English (as an adverb)： from Latin, 'in like manner, also'. The noun sense arose （late 16th cent.） from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list.