gesture

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/    美 /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/|/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɝ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. countable,uncountable
    — The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
  2. An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. countable,uncountable
    — We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
  3. A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. countable,uncountable
    — This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.
  4. The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by very many nations.
动词 v.
  1. To make a gesture or gestures. intransitive
    — My dad told me never to gesture with my hands when I talk.
  2. To express (something) by a gesture or gestures. transitive
    — He gestured his disgust.
  3. To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. transitive
    — It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.
  4. To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc). transitive
    — […] she sweepingly gestured him to the pillory — a chair upon the platform, facing the school. Here he suffered for the unusual term of an hour, with many jocular and cunning eyes constantly upon him; and, when he was released at noon, horrid shouts […]

词形变化

gestures plural gestures present,singular,third-person gesturing participle,present gestured participle,past gestured past

词汇关系

衍生词
countergesture gesticulate gesticulation gesticulative gestural gestureless gesturelike gesturement gesture politics gesturer intergesture intragesture microgesture midgesture quiet coyote gesture quiet fox gesture rhythmic gesture silent fox gesture misgesture gesturable gesturingly overgesture ungesturing

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure.
词源 2
From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure.
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