(of a person or their words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently (人或其言语)流利连贯的 she was not very articulate. 她说话不怎么流利连贯。
(technical)having joints or jointed segments (技)有关节的,有连接部分的 ■(Zoology)denoting a brachiopod which has projections and sockets that form a hinge joining the two halves of the shell (动)腕足动物的
verb
[with obj.]express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently 流利连贯地表达(观点,感觉) they were unable to articulate their emotions. 他们不能流利连贯地表达他们的情感。 ■pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly 吐字清楚无误 he articulated each word with precision. 他把每个字都说得清楚准确。 [no obj.]people who do not articulate well are more difficult to lip-read. 吐字不清的人难以唇读。
[no obj.]form a joint 形成关节 the mandible is a solid piece articulating with the head. 下颚很坚硬,与头骨形成关节。 ■(be articulated)be connected by joints 用关节连接
mid 16th cent.: from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare 'divide into joints, utter distinctly', from articulus 'small connecting part' (see article)