posture
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The way a person holds and positions their body.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A situation or condition.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan ...that is, their Forts, Garrisons, and Guns upon the Frontiers of their Kingdomes; and continuall Spyes upon their neighbours; which is a posture of War.
1912, G.K. Chesterton, A Miscellany of Men But it is not true, no sane person can call it true, that man as a whole in his general attitude towards the world, in his posture towards death or green fields, towards the weather or the baby, will be wise to cultivate dissatisfaction.
- 4.
(countable, rare, uncountable)The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.
1661, Thomas Salusbury (translator), Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World The Moon beheld in any posture, in respect of the Sun and us, sheweth us its superficies ... always equally clear.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired.
If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?
- 2.
(intransitive)To pretend to have an opinion or a conviction.
The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.
- 3.
(transitive)To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
to posture oneself; to posture a model
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Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (position, situation). positura.