1. （报纸、杂志的）文章
    An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.

    e.g. ...a newspaper article...
           一篇报载文章
    e.g. ...a travel article...
           一篇游记

2. 物品；物件
    You can refer to objects as articles of some kind.

    e.g. ...articles of clothing...
           衣物
    e.g. He had stripped the house of all articles of value.
           他把房间里值钱的东西洗劫一空。

3. 正品;真货
    If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.

article

    e.g. The vodka was the genuine article.
           这种伏特加酒是正品。

4. （契约、文件的）条款，条文，项目
    An article of a formal agreement or document is a section of it which deals with a particular point.

article的解释

    e.g. The country appears to be violating several articles of the convention.
           这个国家看起来违反了公约中的好几项条款。
    e.g. ...Article 50 of the UN charter.
           《联合国宪章》第50条

5. 见习契约
    Someone who is in articles is being trained as a lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement.

    e.g. In 1986, 44 per cent of those admitted to articles were women.
           1986年，44％的实习生为女性。

6. 冠词（a和an是不定冠词，the是定冠词）
    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 .