单词 | articulate |
释义 | articulate adj. & v. --adj   1. able to speak fluently and coherently.   2. (of sound or speech) having clearly distinguishable parts.   3. having joints. --v   1. tr. a pronounce (words, syllables, etc.) clearly and distinctly. b express (an idea etc.) coherently.   2. intr. speak distinctly (was quite unable to articulate).   3. tr. (usu. in passive) connect by joints.   4. tr. mark with apparent joints.   5. intr. (often foll. by with) form a joint. Phrases and idioms articulated lorry Brit. a lorry consisting of two or more sections connected by a flexible joint. Derivatives articulacy n. articulately adv. articulateness n. articulator n. Etymology: L articulatus (as ARTICLE, -ATE(2)) |
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