inarticulate
adjective /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt/
/ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/
- (of people
人 不善于表达的；不善于说话的 - She was inarticulate with rage.
她气得语无伦次。 - He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.
他给了一个简直不知所云的答复。 - You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.
你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。
- She was inarticulate with rage.
- (of speech
讲话 词不达意的；表达得不清楚的 - an inarticulate reply
含混不清的回答
opposite articulate - an inarticulate reply
词源early 17th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + the adjective articulate; the sense ‘not clearly pronounced’ corresponds to that of late Latin inarticulatus.