articulate
verb · adjective · nounB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To make clear or effective.
- 2.
(ambitransitive)To speak clearly; to enunciate.
I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
- 3.
(transitive)To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
- 4.
(transitive)To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
an articulated bus
- 5.
(transitive)(music, transitive) To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
Articulate that passage heavily.
- 6.
(intransitive)(anatomy, intransitive) To form a joint or connect by joints.
The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
- 7.
(obsolete)To treat or make terms.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Clear; effective.
- 2.
Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.
She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
Đồng nghĩa: eloquent, well-spoken
- 3.
Consisting of segments united by joints.
jointed articulate animals
The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
- 4.
Distinctly marked off.
an articulate period in history
- 5.
(obsolete)Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- 6.
(obsolete)(obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
- 7.
(obsolete)(obsolete, as a participle) Articulated (all senses).
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
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ine-pro The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; Latin articulātus (distinct, articulated, jointed), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.