[with obj.]say or pronounce clearly 清晰地念;清晰地发…的音 she enunciated each word slowly. 她一字一顿地读出每个字。 ■express (a proposition or theory) in clear or definite terms 阐述(主张,理论) a written document enunciating this policy. 阐述这项政策的书面文件。 ■proclaim 宣布,发表 a prophet enunciating the Lord's wisdom. 一位宣告上帝智慧的先知。
mid 16th cent. (as enunciation): from Latin enuntiat- 'announced clearly', from the verb enuntiare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + nuntiare 'announce' (from nuntius 'messenger')