Posturing Meaning in English

word · lemma: posture

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释义

When someone behaves in a way intended mainly to impress others or show off, rather than sincerely. It can also refer to taking a physical pose to appear a certain way.

用法与细微差别

Often used in a negative or critical sense to suggest someone is insincere. Common with politics or business ('political posturing'). Can refer to both verbal and physical attitudes. Don't confuse with 'posture', which is usually physical only.

• Spanish: postura fingida - actitud de apariencia
• Portuguese (BR): pose - postura de fachada
• Portuguese (PT): pose - postura fingida
• Chinese (Simplified): 摆姿态 - 装腔作势
• Chinese (Traditional): 擺姿態 - 裝腔作勢
• Hindi: नाटक करने की मुद्रा - दिखावटी मुद्रा
• Arabic: تظاهر - اتخاذ موقف مصطنع
• Bengali: অভিনয় - ভান - ভঙ্গি (শারীরিকভাবে)
• Russian: позёрство - напускное поведение - принятие позы
• Japanese: ポーズをとること - 見せかけの態度
• Vietnamese: ra vẻ - làm màu - làm bộ
• Korean: 가식 - 허세 - 포즈 취하기
• Turkish: yapmacıklık - poz kesme - poz verme
• Urdu: نمائش پسندی - بناوٹی رویہ - دکھاوا
• Indonesian: bersikap pura-pura - berpura-pura menunjukkan sikap - berpose

例句

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

basic

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

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Her speech was full of posturing and little real substance.

basic

He was just posturing to impress his friends.

basic

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

natural

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

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