gesticulate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/|/dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/    美 /d͡ʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make gestures or motions, as in speaking. intransitive
    — A "Haka" is the native dance, answering to the corroboree of the Australian aboriginals, and we were anxious to see it. […] Later in the evening, however, the complaisant Herekiekie entertained a small and select party at a "Haka" in his "whare" or house (pronounced wharry). It was exactly what I expected. The performers, all male, stood in a row, one, slightly advanced, acting as fugleman. They shouted and gesticulated with the most hideous and revolting gestures, grimaces, and yells.
  2. To say or express through gestures. transitive
    — […]the TV programme Friends is influencing not only the way Irish people speak but also how they gesticulate. Now almost every utterance is accompanied by arms outstretched and palms turned upwards."

词形变化

gesticulates present,singular,third-person gesticulating participle,present gesticulated participle,past gesticulated past

词汇关系

近义词
gesture gesticulate
上位词
communicate
下位词
overgesture beck beckon bow cock a snook flick off flip off flip the bird give the bird give the finger gassho glance grimace high five leer low five moue namaste nod nudge pollicate pout quenelle salute shoot a bird shrug sneer touch thumb one's nose tug one's forelock wave wince
衍生词
gesticulatingly gesticulatory
相关词
gesticulation gesticulative gesture gestural emote

词源

Borrowed from Latin gesticulātus, perfect active participle of gesticulor (“to gesticulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from gesticulus (“a mimic gesture”), diminutive of gestus (“gesture”), from gerō (“to bear, carry, perform”).
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