misgesture

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gesture that is made in error.
    — From Faisal's perspective, a more dramatic “misgesture” on the part of the Americans was needed before the oil weapon would be employed.
动词 v.
  1. To make the wrong gesture.
    — This flesh of ours is not a good feruant, vnlesse it helpe vs in the best offices: The God of Spirits doth most respect the soule of our deuotion; yet, it is both vnmannerly and irreligious, to be misgestured in our Prayers.

词形变化

misgestures present,singular,third-person misgesturing participle,present misgestured participle,past misgestured past misgestures plural

词源

词源 1
From mis- + gesture.
词源 2
From mis- + gesture.
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