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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary enun·ci·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin enuntiatus, past participle of enuntiare to report, declare, from e- + nuntiare to report — more at announce DATE 1623 transitive verb 1. a. to make a definite or systematic statement of b. announce , proclaim enunciated the new policy 2. articulate , pronounce enunciate all the syllables intransitive verb : to utter articulate sounds Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 enunciate enun·ci·ate / i5nQnsieit / verb1. to say or pronounce words clearly 清楚地念(字)；清晰地发(音): ▪ [VN] She enunciated each word slowly and carefully. 她每个字都念得又慢又仔细。 ▪ [also V , V speech] 2. [VN] (formal) to express an idea clearly and exactly 清楚地表明；阐明: He enunciated his vision of the future. 他阐明了自己对未来的看法。 • enun·ci·ation / i7nQnsi5eiFn / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged enun·ci·ate \-nən(t)sēˌāt sometimes -nənchē-, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin enunciatus, enuntiatus, past participle of enunciare, enuntiare to report, declare, express, from e- + nunciare, nuntiare to announce, relate, inform, from nuncius, nuntius messenger, message transitive verb 1. a. : to make a definite or systematic statement of : formulate < Descartes was the first to enunciate the modern principle of inertia — S.F.Mason > < emphasized … and enunciated a materialistic theory of the universe — Encyc. Americana > b. : announce , proclaim , declare < he enunciated the aims of the paper — Current Biography > < enunciated the principles to be followed by his administration > 2. : utter , articulate , pronounce < enunciating their words with peculiar and offensive clarity — Geoffrey Household > intransitive verb : to utter articulate sounds < children should be taught to enunciate correctly — Bertrand Russell > |
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