articulation

articulation
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type
    (把观点或感觉）表达成句
    it would involve the articulation of a theory of the just war.
    这将牵涉到如何表达正义战争的理论。
    ■the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech
    清晰无误的发音
    the articulation of vowels and consonants.
    元音和辅音的正确发音。
    ■(Music)clarity in the production of successive notes
    (乐)演奏连续音符的清晰度
    ■(Phonetics)the formation of a speech sound by constriction of the air flow in the vocal organs at a particular place (e.g. the tongue, teeth, or palate) and in a particular way (as a plosive, affricate, etc.)
    (语音)发音
  2. the state of being jointed
    被连接
    the area of articulation of the lower jaw.
    下颚的连接部位。
    ■[count nounwith modifier]a specified joint
    某一关节
    the leg articulation.
    腿关节。
    ■[count noun](figurative)a connection or link between structures or systems
    (喻)结构(或系统）间的联系
    an increased articulation between the formal and informal sectors.
    正式部门与非正式部门间增强了的联系。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the senses joint, joining): from Latin articulatio(n-), from the verb articulare (see articulate)
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