英语词汇“articulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | verb

articulatearticulate1 /ɑrˈtɪkyəlɪt/ ●○○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYarticulate¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of articulare to divide into joints, speak clearly, from articulus joint, division

1able to talk easily, clearly, and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects OPP inarticulate: bright articulate 17-year-olds2writing or speech that is articulate is very clear and easy to understand even if the subject is difficult3science, biology having joints: articulate insects [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of articulare to divide into joints, speak clearly, from articulus joint, division]—articulately adverb—articulateness noun [uncountable]

adjective | verb

articulatearticulate2 /ɑrˈtɪkyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

articulate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	articulate
	he, she, it	articulates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	articulated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have articulated
	he, she, it	has articulated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had articulated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will articulate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have articulated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am articulating
	he, she, it	is articulating
	you, we, they	are articulating
Past	I, he, she, it	was articulating
	you, we, they	were articulating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been articulating
	he, she, it	has been articulating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been articulating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be articulating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been articulating

1[transitive] to express what you are thinking or feeling very clearly: It’s hard to articulate exactly what I felt.2[intransitive, transitive] to speak or pronounce your words clearly and carefully SYN enunciate: Try to articulate the second syllable better.