articulate

明確にする、表現する

考えや目的、関係を分かりやすく明確に表す。

やさしい英語で： To make an idea, purpose, or relationship clear and easy to understand.

• The diagram helps articulate the relationship.
• Her introduction articulated the purpose of the project.
• The report articulates a clear vision for the school.

類義語： clarify, express

よく使う表現： articulate a vision, articulate a purpose, articulate a relationship, articulate an idea

明瞭に発音する

聞き取って理解できるように、言葉をはっきり発音する。

やさしい英語で： To say words clearly so that people can hear and understand them.

• Please articulate clearly.
• She articulated every syllable carefully.
• He struggles to articulate when he is nervous.

類義語： enunciate, pronounce

反対語： mumble

よく使う表現： articulate clearly, articulate each syllable, articulate the words

関節でつなぐ

曲がったり動いたりできるように、部品を関節でつなぐ。

やさしい英語で： To connect parts with joints so they can bend or move.

• Engineers articulate the robot arm at three points.
• The designer articulated the sections with metal hinges.
• This joint allows the machine to articulate smoothly.

類義語： joint, hinge

よく使う表現： articulate an arm, articulate the sections

雄弁な、明晰な

考えを言葉ではっきり、うまく伝えられる。

やさしい英語で： Able to express ideas clearly and well in speech.

• She is an articulate speaker.
• The children were confident and articulate.
• He gave an articulate explanation of the problem.

類義語： eloquent, well-spoken, clear

反対語： inarticulate

よく使う表現： articulate speaker, articulate person, highly articulate

関節で動く、屈曲可能な

関節の部分で曲がったり動いたりできる。

やさしい英語で： Able to bend or move at a joint.

• The model has an articulate arm.
• Its articulate limbs allow several different poses.
• The engineer tested the articulate joint.

類義語： jointed, flexible

反対語： rigid

よく使う表現： articulate arm, articulate limb

分節した、関節でつながった

別々の節が関節でつながってできている。

やさしい英語で： Made of separate sections connected by joints.

• The specimen has an articulate body.
• Students examined the animal’s articulate appendages.
• This articulate structure consists of several linked sections.

類義語： jointed, segmented

よく使う表現： articulate structure, articulate body, articulate appendages

明確に区切られた

独立した部分として、はっきり区別されている。

やさしい英語で： Clearly separated or marked out as a distinct part.

• The historian described an articulate period of reform.
• Each articulate phase has a clear beginning and end.
• The essay presents the events in articulate divisions.

類義語： distinct, clearly defined

反対語： indistinct

よく使う表現： articulate period, articulate phase, articulate division