articulate

• vt. 清晰地發（音）；明確有力地表達；用關節連接；使相互連貫
• vi. 發音；清楚地講話；用關節連接起來
• adj. 發音清晰的；口才好的；有關節的

來自詞根art-, 連貫，連結，詞源同art, arm.

articulate (v.)

1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.

articulate (adj.)

1580s in the speech sense (1570s as "formulated in articles"), from Latin articulatus (see articulate (v.)). Literal meaning "composed of segments united by joints" is from c. 1600; the general sense of "speaking accurately" is short for articulate-speaking (1829). Related: Articulately.

1. He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator.

他文雅、迷人、能言善辯，是一名優秀的談判人。

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2. She is clearly the most articulate and self-possessed member of her family.

顯然，她是全家口才最好、最沉著冷靜的人。

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3. She is an articulate young woman.

她是一個口才很好的年輕女子。

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4. She is dauntingly articulate.

她的能言善辯令人敬畏。

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5. She struggled to articulate her thoughts.

她竭力表明她的想法。

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