名詞 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
   同義詞：join, joint, juncture, junction
3. expressing in coherent verbal form
   同義詞：voice
4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
   同義詞：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，口齒也就更不清楚了。

ar.tic.u.la.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation:
表達(dá)：口述表達(dá)的行為；表達(dá)或闡述：
例句：
an articulation of the group`s sentiments.
小組意見的表達(dá)

The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
發(fā)音：發(fā)出說話聲音的行為或方式
A speech sound, especially a consonant.
輔音：說話的聲音，尤指輔音

A jointing together or being jointed together.
聯(lián)接：聯(lián)接在一起或被聯(lián)接在一起
The method or manner of jointing.
聯(lián)接的方法，聯(lián)接的方式
Anatomy
【解剖學(xué)】
A fixed or movable joint between bones.
關(guān)節(jié)：兩骨間固定的或可動的連接
A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods.
關(guān)節(jié)聯(lián)接：動物身體中不可彎曲部分之間可活動的聯(lián)接，如節(jié)肢動物附屬物的不同部分
Botany
【植物學(xué)】
A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem.
節(jié)：植物兩個可分部分的連接，如葉與莖連接處
A node or a space on a stem between two nodes.
葉間隔：一節(jié)或莖上兩長葉處之間的間隔

【引伸】
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