posture 音标拼音: [p'ɑstʃɚ]
n . 姿势,态度,情形,形势
vt . 作…的姿势
vi . 作姿势
姿势,态度,情形,形势作…的姿势作姿势
posture n 1 :
the arrangement of the body and its limbs ; "
he assumed an attitude of surrender " [
synonym : {
position }, {
posture },
{
attitude }]
2 :
characteristic way of bearing one '
s body ; "
stood with good posture " [
synonym : {
carriage }, {
bearing }, {
posture }]
3 :
a rationalized mental attitude [
synonym : {
position }, {
stance },
{
posture }]
4 :
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war ; "
we faced an army of great strength "; "
politicians have neglected our military posture "
[
synonym : {
military capability }, {
military strength }, {
strength },
{
military posture }, {
posture }]
v 1 :
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others ; "
Don '
t pay any attention to him --
he is always posing to impress his peers !"; "
She postured and made a total fool of herself " [
synonym : {
pose }, {
posture }]
2 :
assume a posture as for artistic purposes ; "
We don '
t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often " [
synonym : {
model }, {
pose },
{
sit }, {
posture }]
Posture \
Pos "
ture \ (?;
135 ),
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
positura ,
fr .
ponere ,
positum ,
to place .
See {
Position }.]
1 .
The position of the body ;
the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other ,
or for a particular purpose ;
especially (
Fine Arts ),
the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed ;
attitude .
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Atalanta ,
the posture of whose limbs was so lively expressed . . .
one would have sworn the very picture had run . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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In most strange postures We have seen him set himself . --
Shak .
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The posture of a poetic figure is a description of his heroes in the performance of such or such an action . --
Dryden .
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2 .
Place ;
position ;
situation . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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His [
man '
s ]
noblest posture and station in this world . --
Sir M .
Hale .
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3 .
State or condition ,
whether of external circumstances ,
or of internal feeling and will ;
disposition ;
mood ;
as ,
a posture of defense ;
the posture of affairs .
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The several postures of his devout soul .
--
Atterbury .
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Syn :
Attitude ;
position .
See {
Attitude }.
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1913 Webster ]
Posture \
Pos "
ture \ (?;
135 ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Postured };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Posturing }.]
To place in a particular position or attitude ;
to dispose the parts of ,
with reference to a particular purpose ;
as ,
to posture one '
s self ;
to posture a model . --
Howell .
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1913 Webster ]
Posture \
Pos "
ture \,
v .
i .
1 .
To assume a particular posture or attitude ;
to contort the body into artificial attitudes ,
as an acrobat or contortionist ;
also ,
to pose .
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2 .
Fig .:
To assume a character ;
as ,
to posture as a saint .
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1913 Webster ]
236 Moby Thesaurus words for "
posture ":
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action ,
actions ,
activity ,
acts ,
address ,
affect ,
affectation ,
affectivity ,
air ,
appearance ,
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array ,
assumption ,
attitude ,
attitudinize ,
attitudinizing ,
bearing ,
bearings ,
beck ,
beckon ,
behavior ,
behavior pattern ,
behavioral norm ,
behavioral science ,
bluff ,
bluffing ,
body language ,
brow ,
carriage ,
case ,
cast ,
cast of countenance ,
charade ,
cheating ,
chironomy ,
circumstance ,
climate of opinion ,
color ,
coloring ,
common belief ,
community sentiment ,
complexion ,
comportment ,
conceit ,
concept ,
conception ,
conclusion ,
condition ,
conduct ,
consensus gentium ,
consideration ,
countenance ,
culture pattern ,
custom ,
dactylology ,
deaf -
and -
dumb alphabet ,
deception ,
delusion ,
demeanor ,
deportment ,
disguise ,
disposition ,
dissemblance ,
dissembling ,
dissimulation ,
doing ,
doings ,
dumb show ,
emotion ,
emotivity ,
estate ,
estimate ,
estimation ,
ethos ,
eye ,
facade ,
face ,
facial appearance ,
fakery ,
faking ,
false air ,
false front ,
false show ,
falsity ,
favor ,
feature ,
features ,
feeling ,
feeling tone ,
feigning ,
feint ,
fix ,
folkway ,
footing ,
format ,
four -
flushing ,
frame of mind ,
fraud ,
front ,
garb ,
general belief ,
gesticulation ,
gesture ,
gesture language ,
gestures ,
gilt ,
gloss ,
goings -
on ,
guise ,
hand signal ,
humbug ,
humbuggery ,
idea ,
imposture ,
impression ,
jam ,
judgment ,
kinesics ,
layout ,
lights ,
lineaments ,
lines ,
location ,
looks ,
lot ,
maintien ,
manner ,
manners ,
masquerade ,
mental attitude ,
meretriciousness ,
method ,
methodology ,
methods ,
mien ,
mind ,
modality ,
mode ,
modus vivendi ,
mood ,
motion ,
motions ,
movement ,
movements ,
moves ,
mystique ,
notion ,
observable behavior ,
observation ,
opinion ,
organization ,
orientation ,
ostentation ,
outlook ,
outward show ,
pantomime ,
pass ,
pass for ,
pass off ,
pattern ,
peacock ,
personal judgment ,
physiognomy ,
pickle ,
place ,
playacting ,
plight ,
point of view ,
poise ,
popular belief ,
port ,
pose ,
pose for effect ,
posing ,
position ,
practice ,
praxis ,
predicament ,
presence ,
presumption ,
pretense ,
pretension ,
pretext ,
prevailing belief ,
procedure ,
proceeding ,
promptness ,
psychology ,
public belief ,
public opinion ,
quickness ,
rank ,
reaction ,
readiness ,
representation ,
seeming ,
semblance ,
sentiment ,
sham ,
show ,
show off ,
shrug ,
sight ,
sign language ,
simulacrum ,
simulation ,
sit ,
situation ,
social science ,
speciousness ,
spot ,
stance ,
standing ,
state ,
station ,
status ,
strike a pose ,
strike an attitude ,
style ,
tactics ,
theory ,
thinking ,
thought ,
tone ,
traits ,
turn ,
varnish ,
view ,
viewpoint ,
visage ,
way ,
way of life ,
way of thinking ,
ways ,
window dressing
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