articulate的词源
英文词源
- articulate (v.)
- 1590s, "to pide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.
- articulate (adj.)
- 1580s in the speech sense (1570s as "formulated in articles"), from Latin articulatus (see articulate (v.)). Literal meaning "composed of segments united by joints" is from c. 1600; the general sense of "speaking accurately" is short for articulate-speaking (1829). Related: Articulately.
中文词源
发音释义：[ɑ:'tɪkjʊleɪt] v. 清晰地发（音）；明确有力地表达；用关节连接；使相互连贯adj. 发音清晰的；口才好的；有关节的
结构分析：articulate = articul（分成节）+ate（动词后缀）→分成节来说→各个音节区分清晰→清晰发音
词源解释：articul←拉丁语articulare（分成节）←articulus（关节）
同源词：article（文章←分出的章节），articular（关节的）
衍生词：articulation（关节、清晰发音）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：articulate 词源，articulate 含义。
来自词根art-, 连贯，连结，词源同art, arm.
来源于拉丁语动词articulo, articulare(分成关节,清晰地说)。
词根词缀： articul(-art-)关节 + -ate动词词尾
