enunciate 是一个动词,意为"清晰地发音;清楚地表达"。指说话时把每个音节都发得清楚、准确,也可以指明确地阐述某个观点或理论。
/ɪˈnʌn.si.eɪt/
She was taught to enunciate every word carefully when giving a speech.
她被教导在演讲时要把每个词都发得清清楚楚。
The professor enunciated his theory with such precision that even the most complex ideas became accessible to his students.
那位教授把他的理论阐述得非常精确,即使是最复杂的观点,学生们也能理解。
该词源自拉丁语 enuntiare,由 e-(出)和 nuntiare(报告、宣布)组成,nuntiare 又来自 nuntius(信使、消息)。最初的含义是"宣告、公布",后来逐渐发展出"清晰发音"的含义。该词于16世纪进入英语。