articulate

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a. 发音清晰的, 口才好的 vt. 明白地说, 以关节连接, 使成为系统的整体

发音

UK /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/
UK /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
US /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
US /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/

词形变化

articulates 复数 articulated articulates 三单 articulates articulating articulating 现在分词 articulated 过去式 articulated 过去分词 more articulate 比较级 most articulate 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

有节体的动物

动词

清晰地发（音）；明确有力地表达；用关节连接；使相互连贯

动词

发音；清楚地讲话；用关节连接起来

形容词

发音清晰的；口才好的；有关节的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

    生物 动物学
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To make clear or effective.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To speak clearly; to enunciate.

    及物/不及物

    I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.

  3. 3.

    To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

    及物

    I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.

  4. 4.

    To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

    及物

    an articulated bus

  5. 5.

    To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

    及物 音乐

    Articulate that passage heavily.

  6. 6.

    To form a joint or connect by joints.

    不及物 医学

    The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.

  7. 7.

    To treat or make terms.

    废旧
adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Consisting of segments united by joints.

    jointed articulate animals

    The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

  2. 2.

    Distinctly marked off.

    有关节的

    an articulate period in history

  3. 3.

    Clear; effective.

    清晰的

    有效的

  4. 4.

    Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.

    能说会道的

    口齿伶俐的

    She’s a bright, articulate young woman.

  5. 5.

    Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    Articulated (all senses).

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

say word joint phrase pronounce formulate enunciate vocalise enounce give voice

上位词 10

tell say talk show speak state mouth join offer provide

下位词 10

put ask sound voice round roll raise cast couch accent
形容词

同义词 1

articulated

反义词 1

inarticulate

近义相关 9

speaking silver fluent eloquent facile jointed silver-tongued smooth-spoken well-spoken

参见 3

spoken communicative communicatory

词源

The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

来源：wiktionary