posture
英['pɒstʃə]
美['pɑstʃɚ]
- n. 姿势；态度；情形
- vi. 摆姿势
- vt. 作…的姿势
词态变化
复数: postures;第三人称单数: postures;过去式: postured;过去分词: postured;现在分词: posturing;
助记提示
1. post- + -ure.
2. 含义：position, posture.
中文词源
posture 姿势，看法，做出某种姿势来自拉丁语positura,姿势，位置，来自ponere,放置，词源同position.
英文词源
- posture
- posture: see position
- posture (n.)
- c. 1600, from French posture (16c.), from Italian postura "position, posture," from Latin positura "position, station," from postulus from past participle stem of ponere "to put, place" (see position (n.)).
- posture (v.)
- 1620s, literal, from posture (n.). The figurative sense of "take up an artificial mental position" is attested from 1877. Related: Postured; posturing.
双语例句
- 1. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture.
- 通过采取更好的坐姿，你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs.
- 坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. If bad posture becomes habitual, you risk long-term effects.
- 不良姿势一旦定型，日后可就有你受的了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful.
- 锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement.
- 善于观察的医生常常能从人的表情、姿势以及动作诊察出抑郁症。
来自柯林斯例句