Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7029
posture
姿势；体态
The way a person holds or carries their body.
- 1.
The way a person holds and positions their body.
人体保持和摆放的姿势。
- 2.
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
身体和四肢的姿势
- 3.
A situation or condition.
情形或状态。
- 4.
characteristic way of bearing one's body
特有的身体姿态
- 5.
One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
对问题或他人所持的态度或社会、政治立场。
- 6.
a rationalized mental attitude
合理化的心态
态度；立场；心态；状况；状态；人体保持和摆放的姿势。；身体和四肢的姿势；情形或状态。
In use
Good posture is important for avoiding back pain.
She maintained a confident posture during the interview.
His defensive posture suggested he was not open to criticism.
stood with good posture
Connections
Collocations
- good posture
- 良好的姿势
- Sitting at a desk all day makes it hard to maintain good posture.整天坐在办公桌前很难保持良好的姿势。
- poor posture
- 不良姿势
- Poor posture can lead to back and neck pain.不良姿势会导致背部和颈部疼痛。
- correct posture
- 正确的姿势
- The instructor reminded us to keep a correct posture while lifting weights.教练提醒我们举重时要保持正确的姿势。
- upright posture
- 直立的体态
- Humans are distinguished by their upright posture.人类以直立的体态为特征。
- body posture
- 身体姿态
- Your body posture affects how others perceive you.你的身体姿态会影响别人对你的看法。
- adopt a posture
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pose（姿势）的 e 换成 ture，posture 就是身体的摆放姿态；也可记住“抱持态度”的引申义。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交谈（关于身体姿势）、健康或健身场合、政治、社会或商务讨论（关于态度/立场） posture 表示“身体姿势”时属中性词，日常交流与专业场合都比较常见；表示“态度、立场”时则较正式，多用于政治、社会或商务讨论。
Grammar Note
作可数名词时指具体的姿态，作不可数名词时指抽象的体态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only gesture shares the /stʃər/ ending of posture, but its vowel is /e/, so it does not rhyme. The other -ture words have /tʃər/, not /stʃər/. No common word rhymes exactly with posture /ˈpɑstʃɚ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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