Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21892
posturing
装腔作势;摆姿态
核心释义
常含贬义
The act of adopting an exaggerated or affected pose or attitude, especially to impress or deceive others.
- 1.
摆出夸张的姿势或态度。
The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
- 2.
摆出虚荣自负的姿态
adopting a vain conceited posture
- 3.
某些鸟类发出信号等的动作姿态行为。
The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling, etc.
(鸟类的)姿态展示;炫耀行为;摆出夸张的姿势或态度。;摆出虚荣自负的姿态;某些鸟类发出信号等的动作姿态行为。
用法In use
His constant posturing at parties annoyed everyone.
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,表示摆出虚荣自负的姿态,在句中作主语。
The politician's posturing was seen as insincere by the voters.
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,描述政治人物摆出的虚荣自负姿态,在句中作主语。
She saw through his posturing and recognized his insecurity.
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,指某人刻意表现出的虚荣自负行为,在句中作宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political posturing
- 政治作秀;政治姿态
- The debate was full of political posturing rather than real solutions.这场辩论充满了政治作秀,而不是真正的解决方案。
- public posturing
- 公开摆姿态;公开作秀
- The CEO's public posturing annoyed the employees.首席执行官公开摆姿态的行为让员工们很反感。
- aggressive posturing
- 挑衅性的姿态展示;咄咄逼人的作态
- The aggressive posturing between the two countries raised tensions.两国之间咄咄逼人的姿态使紧张局势升级。
- defensive posturing
- 防御性姿态;自卫姿态
- The cat's defensive posturing warned the dog to stay away.猫的防御性姿态警告狗不要靠近。
- media posturing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
posturing 由 posture(姿势)而来:摆出夸张姿势装腔作势,如孔雀开屏般的炫耀姿态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:政治评论、新闻报道、职场描述、鸟类行为观察 posturing 表示“装腔作势”时通常用于正式或略带批评的语境,比较常见于政治评论、新闻报道和职场描述;表示鸟类姿态展示时则多用于生物学或观鸟等专业场合。日常随意口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -uring 结尾,但发音有别。gesturing 与 posturing 的末尾 /stʃərɪŋ/ 相同,但重读元音不同(/dʒɛ/ 对 /pɑ/),所以并不严格押韵。capturing、lecturing、picturing、featuring 都以 /tʃərɪŋ/ 结尾(没有 /s/),而 measuring 读 /ʒərɪŋ/。注意 featuring 中的 fea 读 /fiː/,不是 /fɛ/。
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