"posturing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 擺姿態
• 裝腔作勢

Definition

指某人主要為了給別人留下印象或者炫耀而表現出來的做作行為，也可以指為了顯得特定樣子而做出的身體姿勢。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常帶有負面、批評意味，用於指出某人不真誠。經常用於政治或商業場合（如'political posturing'）。既可指語言也可指肢體表現。不要和純物理意義上的'posture'混淆。

Examples

Her speech was full of posturing and little real substance.

她的演講充滿了**擺姿態**，卻沒有多少實質內容。

The politicians' posturing made it hard to have a real discussion.

政客們的**裝腔作勢**讓真正的討論變得困難。

He was just posturing to impress his friends.

他只是在**擺姿態**想給朋友留下好印象。

All that tough-guy posturing doesn't fool anyone.

那些**強硬的擺姿態**誰都騙不了。

You can tell she's posturing just by the way she stands in meetings.

你一看她在會議上的站姿就知道她在**擺姿態**了。

Instead of posturing, let's talk honestly about the issues.

與其**擺姿態**，不如坦率討論這些問題。