(of people 人 not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily 不善于表达的；不善于说话的 Extra ExamplesShe was inarticulate with rage. 她气得语无伦次。 He gave a particularly inarticulate reply. 他给了一个简直不知所云的答复。 You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court. 你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。
(of speech 讲话 not using clear words; not expressed clearly 词不达意的；表达得不清楚的 an inarticulate reply 含混不清的回答
opposite articulate
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + the adjective articulate; the sense ‘not clearly pronounced’ corresponds to that of late Latin inarticulatus.