/ɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/
1
- (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。
2
- technical having joints or jointed segments〈技〉有关节的, 有连接部分的。
2.1
- 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。
/ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/
1
- 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。
1.1
- 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。
2
- 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。
2.1
be articulated
be connected by joints用关节连接：the wing is articulated to the thorax.
翅膀与胸之间是关节连接的。
派生词
articulable
adjectivearticulacy
nounarticulately
adverbarticulateness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare 'divide into joints， utter distinctly'， from articulus 'small connecting part' （see ARTICLE）.