articulation

言語化、表現

考えや気持ちを言葉にして伝えること。

やさしい英語で： The act of putting thoughts or feelings into words.

• Her speech was a clear articulation of our aims.
• The report offers an articulation of their concerns.
• We need a better articulation of what this policy means.

使い方： articulation of something (The meeting allowed a clear articulation of local needs.)

類義語： expression, formulation

よく使う表現： clear articulation, articulation of something

発音の明瞭さ

口の動かし方も含め、話す音がどれだけはっきりしているか。

やさしい英語で： How clearly someone speaks, including how they move their mouth to form sounds.

• Her articulation is very clear.
• Daily exercises improved his articulation.
• The actor had good volume but poor articulation.

類義語： diction, enunciation

よく使う表現： clear articulation, poor articulation

調音、アーティキュレーション

話し言葉の音や音楽の音を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of making speech sounds or musical notes.

• Articulation of this sound requires practice.
• The teacher demonstrated the articulation of each note.
• We measured articulation during the speaking exercise.

使い方： articulation of something (The exercise helps with articulation of difficult sounds.)

よく使う表現： articulation of sounds, musical articulation

調音

話し言葉の音を作るための、舌や唇などの動かし方。

やさしい英語で： The way the tongue, lips, and other mouth parts work to make a speech sound.

• The lips are involved in its articulation.
• These consonants differ in their place of articulation.
• We studied how tongue position affects articulation.

よく使う表現： place of articulation, manner of articulation

関節

部分同士がつながり、曲げたり動かしたりできる箇所。

やさしい英語で： A joint where parts meet and can bend or move.

• The articulation lets the arm bend.
• The robot has several flexible articulations.
• Damage to this articulation limits movement.

類義語： joint

よく使う表現： knee articulation, mechanical articulation

連結、接続

仕組みの各部分がつながり、連携して働くあり方。

やさしい英語で： The way different parts of a system connect and work together.

• The diagram shows the articulation between these systems.
• They studied the articulation of local and national institutions.
• Better articulation between departments would reduce delays.

使い方： articulation between A and B (The study examines articulation between schools and employers.)

類義語： connection, linkage

よく使う表現： articulation between systems, articulation of something