| 单词 | articulate |
| 释义 | articulate —articulable /ahr tik"yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. —articulately, adv. —articulateness, articulacy /ahr tik"yeuh leuh see/, n. —articulative /ahr tik"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/, adj. adj. , n. /ahr tik"yeuh lit/; v. /ahr tik"yeuh layt'/, adj., v., articulated, articulating, n. adj. 1. uttered clearly in distinct syllables. 2. capable of speech; not speechless. 3. using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker. 4. expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought. 5. made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area. 6. (of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts: an articulate image. 7. having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified: an articulate system of philosophy. 8. Zool. having joints or articulations; composed of segments. v.t. 9. to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity. 10. Phonet. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound). 11. to give clarity or distinction to: to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea. 12. Dentistry. to subject to articulation. 13. to unite by a joint or joints. 14. to reveal or make distinct: an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray. v.i. 15. to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision. 16. Phonet. to articulate a speech sound. 17. Anat. , Zool. to form a joint. 18. Obs. to make terms of agreement. n. 19. a segmented invertebrate. [1545-55; < L articulatus, ptp. of articulare to divide into distinct parts. See ARTICLE, -ATE1] Syn. 4. expressive. See eloquent. 9. enunciate. Ant. 4. inarticulate, unintelligible. 9. mumble. |
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