early 15c., "a joint or joining; setting of bones," from Old French articulation, from Medieval Latin articulationem (nominative articulatio) "separation into joints," noun of action from past participle stem of articulare "to separate (meat) into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus, diminutive of artus "joint" (see article).
权威例句
1. the articulation of his theory
他的理论的表述
2. She spoke with a lazy articulation.
她说话慢吞吞的.
3. His articulation is poor.
他发音不清楚.
4. Capitalist social formations reflect the interaction, or articulation, of different modes of production.
资本主义社会结构反映了不同形式的生产方式之间的互动,或者说相互联系。
5. The speaker's ideas were good but his articulation was poor.