单词 | over-articulated |
释义 | over-articulatedadj. Articulated or pronounced too carefully or precisely; expressed with unnecessary or excessive detail or care. ΚΠ 1935 G. K. Zipf Psycho-biol. Lang. (1936) 217 It [sc. the speech of the obsessed speaker] offends the auditor because it is over-articulated in meaning. 1958 C. K. Thomas Introd. to Phonetics of Amer. Eng. iv. 44 An overarticulated (p) which produces an aspirate in such words as lamp or upper is, however, equally faulty, and the speaker should be encouraged to relax. 1975 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 105 94 The over-articulated and artificial annalistic form came to arouse multiple feelings of distaste. 1999 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 24 Feb. 15 The arch, over articulated witticisms and campery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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