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inarticulate

/in-ahr-tik-yuh-lit/US // ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt //UK // (ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt) //

口齿不清,词不达意,语无伦次,口齿不清的

Related Words

incoherent不连贯,不连贯的,不连贯性,不伦不类dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决hesitating犹豫不决,踌躇不决,踌躇不前,犹豫不决的inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的incomprehensible难以理解的,难以理解,不可理解的,不可理喻的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默speechless哑口无言,语无伦次,说不出话来了,说不出话来tongue-tied结舌,结舌的,碍口,碍手碍脚unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明unintelligible无法理解,难以理解,无法理解的,难以理解的unspoken不言而喻,不言而喻的,不言不语,不言不语的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清voiceless无声,无声的,无声无息,无声音

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
    • : unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage.
    • : not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations: His mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.
    • : not fully expressed or expressible: a voice choked with inarticulate agony.
    • : Anatomy, Zoology. not jointed; having no articulation or joint.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.unable to speak well
Synonyms
incoherent不连贯,不连贯的,不连贯性,不伦不类blurred模糊的,模糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊了dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍halting停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止hesitant犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,趦趄嗫嚅,迟疑不决hesitating犹豫不决,踌躇不决,踌躇不前,犹豫不决的inaudible听不清楚,听不清,听不清楚的,听不清的incomprehensible难以理解的,难以理解,不可理解的,不可理喻的indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的muffled低沉的声音,闷声不响的,闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的mumbled喃喃自语,喃喃地说,喃喃自语道,喃喃的说mumbling喃喃自语,喃喃细语,嘟嘟囔囔,喃喃低语mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默speechless哑口无言,语无伦次,说不出话来了,说不出话来stammering口吃,口吃的,口齿不清,结巴tongue-tied结舌,结舌的,碍口,碍手碍脚unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明unintelligible无法理解,难以理解,无法理解的,难以理解的unspoken不言而喻,不言而喻的,不言不语,不言不语的unuttered未发表的,未发表,无声无息,毫无保留unvocal不发声,未发声,无声,不发声的unvoiced无声的,无声,无声无息,没有声音的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清voiceless无声,无声的,无声无息,无声音wordless无字,无言,无词,无语

Examples

  • Don Draper is an inarticulate slob compared to Richard Dawson.

  • As I confessed in this somewhat inarticulate post, I beat that drum for a while, partly as a weapon against the religious right.

  • On his debut Meet the Press appearance Sunday, he was horribly inarticulate trying to defend his indefensible 9-9-9 tax plan.

  • Joe Biden got in trouble for calling Barack Obama “articulate,” but inarticulate is fine, right?

  • Mere decades earlier, American Jews had watched, trembling and inarticulate, as European Jews were destroyed.

  • Bernard folded his hands together—almost devoutly—and stood gazing at her with a long, inarticulate murmur of satisfaction.

  • Never had Tom seen his gay and careless cousin in such guise: he was restless, silent, intense and inarticulate.

  • But also it was an inarticulate yearning to find that state of safety where he and she dwelt secure from separation—in the 'sea.'

  • Shrieking inarticulate anathema, he rushed downstairs, the man in the green baize apron following at his heels.

  • Down the long corridors the wind mysteriously whispered, rising in inarticulate moanings and woeful sighs, as of souls in pain.

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