- [uncountable] (formal)
the expression of an idea or a feeling in words （思想感情的）表达 the articulation of his theory 他的理论的表述
- [uncountable] (formal)
the act of making sounds in speech or music 说话；吐词；发音 The singer worked hard on the clear articulation of every note. 歌手苦练把每一个音都唱得清晰。 The tongue and teeth are both organs of articulation. 舌头和牙齿都是发音器官。 As he drank more wine, his articulation suffered. 随着他喝更多的酒，他的发音受到了影响。
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (specialist)
the state of having a joint or connection that allows movement; a joint or connection of this type 关节；关节连接；铰接式接头
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘joint’, ‘joining’): from Latin articulatio(n-), from the verb articulare ‘divide into joints’, from articulus ‘small connecting part’, diminutive of artus ‘joint’.