articulate
The adjective is pronounced /ɑː'tɪkjʊlət/. The verb is pronounced /ɑː'tɪkjʊleɪt/. 形容词读作 /ɑː'tɪkjʊlət/,动词读作 /ɑː'tɪkjʊleɪt/。
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词善于表达的;口齿伶俐的 If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
【语用信息】:approval
She is an articulate young woman...
她是一个口才很好的年轻女子。
The child was unable to offer an articulate description of what she had witnessed.
孩子无法对她所目睹的事情作出清楚的描述。
articulacy
To start a revolution, you need discipline, incisiveness and articulacy.
要革命,就要守纪律、看得远、善表达。
2.VERB 动词清楚地表达(思想或感情) When you articulate your ideas or feelings, you express them clearly in words.
【语法信息】:V n/wh
【STYLE标签】:FORMAL 正式
The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
总统因未能清晰表述对外交事务的整体构想而受到指责。
3.VERB 动词清楚地说出;吐(字)清楚 If you articulate something, you say it very clearly, so that each word or syllable can be heard.
【语法信息】:V n
【语法信息】:Also V
He articulated each syllable carefully.
他小心而清晰地发出每个音节。
