Articulate



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解释

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• v. 清楚说话; 接合
• ［英］ v. 清楚说话 ( to express clearly; enunciate) ; 接合 ( to put together by joints)
• ［记］ articu ( 接合) +ate -> 连接得好 -> 说话清楚
• ［同］ 派生词: articulation ( n. 发音; 连接, 关节)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin articulatus jointed, past participle of articulare, from articulus
• Date: 1586
• 1.
  • a. divided into syllables or words meaningfully arranged ; intelligible
  • b. able to speak
  • c. expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively an articulate teacher; also expressed in this manner an articulate argument
• 2.
  • a. consisting of segments united by joints ; jointed articulate animals
  • b. distinctly marked off
• • articulately adverb
• • articulateness noun

II. verb (-lated; -lating)

• Date: 1551
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to give clear and effective utterance to ; put into words articulate one's grievances
    • b. to utter distinctly articulating each note in the musical phrase
    • c. to give definition to (as a shape or object) shades of gray were chosen to articulate different spaces — Carol Vogel
    • d. to give shape or expression to (as a theme or concept) a drama that uses eerie props to articulate a sense of foreboding
  • 2.
    • a. to unite by or as if by means of a joint ; joint
    • b. to form or fit into a systematic whole articulating a program for all school grades
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to utter articulate sounds
  • 2. to become united or connected by or as if by a joint
• • articulative adjective
• • articulator noun

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