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gesticulation

/je-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn/US // dʒɛˌstɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən //UK // (dʒɛˌstɪkjʊˈleɪʃən) //

手势,姿态,手势语,姿势

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of gesticulating.
    • : an animated or excited gesture.

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Examples

  • His gestures were slow, sober, and rare; for he held southern gesticulation in horror.

  • If gesticulation be also a means of expressing character, as in ballets, this is only a secondary means.

  • When he drew near the headmost vessel, he began to utter an earnest address, accompanied with violent gesticulation.

  • Karlsefin, therefore, tried his hand at a little gesticulation, while the natives gazed at him with speechless interest.

  • Here they engaged in an animated conversation, if much gesticulation is any indication.