articulation
noun /ɑːˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃn/
/ɑːrˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃn/
- [uncountable] (formal) the expression of an idea or a feeling in words
(思想感情的)表达 - the articulation of his theory
他的理论的表述
- the articulation of his theory
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of making sounds in speech or music
说话;吐词;发音 - The singer worked hard on the clear articulation of every note.
歌手苦练把每一个音都唱得清晰。 - The tongue and teeth are both organs of articulation.
舌头和牙齿都是发音器官。 - As he drank more wine, his articulation suffered.
随着他喝更多的酒,他的发音受到了影响。
- The singer worked hard on the clear articulation of every note.
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (specialist) the state of having a joint or connection that allows movement; a joint or connection of this type
关节;关节连接;铰接式接头
词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘joint’, ‘joining’): from Latin articulatio(n-), from the verb articulare ‘divide into joints’, from articulus ‘small connecting part’, diminutive of artus ‘joint’.