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gesture

英 ['dʒestʃə] 美['dʒɛstʃɚ]

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近义词signal movement motion sign

n. 姿态；手势
vi. 作手势；用动作示意
vt. 用动作表示

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复数: gestures;第三人称单数: gestures;过去式: gestured;过去分词: gestured;现在分词: gesturing;

助记提示

1、gest- "behave, act" + -ure.
2、字面含义：action, behavior. => posture, manner of carrying the body, action undertaken in good will to express feeling.

中文词源

gesture 手势

来自词根ger, gest, 含有，带来，词源同exaggerate, gesture. 指指姿势，手势。

英英释意

1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

3. something done as an indication of intention;: "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"

英文词源

gesture: gesture: [15] Originally, a person’s gesture was their ‘bearing’, the way they ‘carried’ themselves: ‘He was a knight of yours full true, and comely of gesture’, Sir Cleges 1410. But by the 16th century it was well on its way via ‘bodily movement’ to ‘bodily movement conveying a particular message’. The word came from medieval Latin gestūra, a derivative of Latin gerere ‘carry, conduct oneself, act’. A parallel derivative was gestus ‘action’ (ultimate source of English jest and jester), whose diminutive gesticulus produced English gesticulate [17].
=> gestation, gesticulate, jest, jester
gesture (n.): early 15c., "manner of carrying the body," from Medieval Latin gestura "bearing, behavior, mode of action," from Latin gestus "gesture, carriage, posture" (see gest). Restricted sense of "a movement of the body or a part of it, intended to express a thought or feeling," is from 1550s; figurative sense of "action undertaken in good will to express feeling" is from 1916.
gesture (v.): 1540s, from gesture (n.). Related: Gestured; gesturing.

考试真题

Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture.

If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals

Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.

Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are identical in form but different in meaning in the two cultures.

Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal

By making gestures at strategic points.

He uses lots of gestures to help make his points clear.

实用场景例句

He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.: 他向另外那辆汽车的司机做了个粗野的手势。

She finished what she had to say with a gesture of despair.: 她用绝望的姿势结束了她不得不讲的话。

They communicated entirely by gesture.: 他们完全用手势交流。

They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child.: 他们送了一些花表示对孩子父母的同情。

It was a nice gesture (= it was kind) to invite his wife too.: 把他的妻子也请来是友好的表示。

We do not accept responsibility but we will refund the money as a gesture of goodwill .: 我们不承担责任，不过我们愿意退款以表示我们的善意。

The government has made a gesture towards public opinion (= has tried to do sth that the public will like) .: 政府已做出顺应民意的姿态。

‘I see you read a lot, ’ he said, gesturing at the wall of books.: “看来你读了很多书。”他指着那一墙的书说道。

She gestured for them to come in.: 她示意让他们进来。

He gestured (to me) that it was time to go.: 他示意（我）该走了。

They gestured that I should follow.: 他们示意让我跟在后面。

Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...: 萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。

He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief.: 他摊开双手，明确表示他已如释重负。

He questioned the government's commitment to peace and called on it to make a gesture of good will...: 他对政府致力和平的承诺提出质疑，并呼吁政府做出友好的表示。

There's not greater gesture of love than having someone's name tattooed on your body...: 没有比将某人姓名文到身上更绝妙的示爱方式了。

I gestured towards the boathouse, and he looked inside...: 我朝船库方向示意，他便往里面瞧了瞧。

He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer.: 他举手投足之间流露出舞者的优雅。

He made a rude gesture with his fingers.: 他用手指做了一个不礼貌的手势.

His resignation was merely a gesture.: 他的辞职只是一种姿态而已.

He sent her flowers as a propitiatory gesture.: 他将花送给她以求好感.

With a last defiant gesture, they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.: 他们被带走投入监狱时, 仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲.

He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.: 他展开手掌,以示坦诚.

I consider a supremely beautiful gesture.: 我觉得这是非常优雅的姿态.

The president's speech was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards former enemies.: 总统的讲话被看作是与昔日的敌人修好的表示.

The Australian Government gave us a koala bear as a gesture of friendship.: 澳洲政府赠送给我们一只无尾熊做为友谊的表示.

Her refusal was merely a deliberate gesture.: 她的拒绝只是故作姿态.

She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.: 看来她真的被这个爱意的表示惊呆了.

His gesture indicated a caution.: 他的手势表示警告.

Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.: 戴帽子被看作一种礼节性的举动, 是着装仪式上一个优雅的举动.

She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.: 她展开双臂以示欢迎。

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