gesticulation

英 [dʒə,stɪkjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n; dʒe,stɪkjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n]美
  • n. 手势；姿势；示意动作

助记提示

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

英文词源

gesticulation (n.)
early 15c., from Latin gesticulationem (nominative gesticulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gesticulari "to gesture, mimic," from gesticulus "a mimicking gesture," diminutive of gestus "a gesture; carriage, posture," noun use of past participle of gerere "to bear, to carry" (see gest).
[G]esticulation is the using of gestures, & a gesture is an act of gesticulation. On the other hand, gesture also is sometimes used as an abstract, & then differs from gesticulation in implying less of the excited or emotional or theatrical or conspicuous. [Fowler]

双语例句

1. Is gesticulation easier said than done?
用手势表达意思做起来很难 吗 ?
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2. Suddenly, the postilions exchange speech with animated gesticulation, and the horses are pulled up, almost haunches.
突然两个车夫激动地打着手势争论起来, 猛一带马, 马匹几乎倒坐在地上.
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3. In fact , the eyes , gesticulation or appearance potential energy transmit more information than utterance.
你必须时时刻刻谨慎注重、观察你的对手,并不断地思考如何影响对方接受你的看法.
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4. He is better than delimiting to a saleswoman with gesticulation a period of time.
他用手势向一位女售货员比划了好一阵子.
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5. He laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation I did not understand.
然后他笑了笑,朝上扔出了瓶子,我不知道他是什么意思.
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