articulation

名词 articulation:

1. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
   同义词：join, joint, juncture, junction
3. expressing in coherent verbal form
   同义词：voice
4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
   同义词：joint, articulatio
5. the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

1. As he drank more wine his articulation became worse.
   他又多喝了些酒，口齿也就更不清楚了。

ar.tic.u.la.tion

n.（名词）
The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation:
表达：口述表达的行为；表达或阐述：
例句：
an articulation of the group`s sentiments.
小组意见的表达

The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
发音：发出说话声音的行为或方式
A speech sound, especially a consonant.
辅音：说话的声音，尤指辅音

A jointing together or being jointed together.
联接：联接在一起或被联接在一起
The method or manner of jointing.
联接的方法，联接的方式
Anatomy
【解剖学】
A fixed or movable joint between bones.
关节：两骨间固定的或可动的连接
A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods.
关节联接：动物身体中不可弯曲部分之间可活动的联接，如节肢动物附属物的不同部分
Botany
【植物学】
A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem.
节：植物两个可分部分的连接，如叶与茎连接处
A node or a space on a stem between two nodes.
叶间隔：一节或茎上两长叶处之间的间隔

【引伸】
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