English-Thai Dictionary

posture

N ทัศนคติ  ความคิดเห็น  attitude aspect tad-sa-na-ka-ti

 

posture

N ท่าทาง  pose ta-tang

 

posture

VI แสดง ท่า  วางท่า (เพื่อ เป็น แบบ  pose sa-dang-ta

 

posture

VT วางท่า  pose wang-ta

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POSTURE

n.[L. positura; pono, positus.] 1. In painting and sculpture, attitude; the situation of a figure with regard to the eye, and of the several principal members with regard to each other, by which action is expressed. Postures should be accommodated to the character of the figure, and the posture of each member to its office. Postures are natural or artificial. Natural postures are such as our ordinary actions and the occasions of life lead us to exhibit; artificial postures are such as are assumed or learnt for particular purposes, or in particular occupations, as in dancing, fencing, etc.
2. Situation; condition; particular state with regard to something else; as the posture of public affairs before or after a war.
3. Situation of the body; as an abject posture.
4. State; condition. The fort is in a posture of defense.
5. The situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or with respect to a particular purpose.
He casts
His eyes against the moon in most strange postures.
The posture of a poetic figure is the description of the heroes in the performance of such or such an action.
6. Disposition; frame; as the posture of the soul.

 

POSTURE

v.t.To place in a particular manner; to dispose the parts of a body for a particular purpose. He was raw with posturing himself according to the direction of the chirurgeons.

 

POSTURE-MASTER

n.One that teaches or practices artificial postures of the body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POSTURE

Pos "ture, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. positura, fr. ponere, positum, to place. See Position. ]

 

1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts ), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively expressed. .. one would have sworn the very picture had run. Sir P. Sidney. In most strange postures We have seen him set himself. Shak. The posture of a poetic figure is a description of his heroes in the performance of such or such an action. Dryden.

 

2. Place; position; situation. [Obs. ] Milton. His [man's ] noblest posture and station in this world. Sir M. Hale.

 

3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs. The several postures of his devout soul. Atterbury.

 

Syn. -- Attitude; position. See Attitude.

 

POSTURE

Pos "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured; p. pr. & vb. n. Posturing. ]

 

Defn: To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. Howell.

 

POSTURE

POSTURE Pos "ture, v. i.

 

1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.

 

2. Fig. : To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.

 

POSTURER

POSTURER Pos `tur *er, n.

 

Defn: One who postures.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

posture

pos ture |ˈpäsCHər ˈpɑstʃər | ▶noun 1 a position of a person's body when standing or sitting: he stood in a flamboyant posture with his hands on his hips | good posture will protect your spine. • Zoology a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behavior. 2 a particular way of dealing with or considering something; an approach or attitude: labor unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations. • a particular way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose: despite pulling back its missiles, the government maintained a defiant posture for home consumption. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (often as noun posturing ) behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead others: a masking of fear with macho posturing. • [ with obj. ] adopt (a certain attitude ) so as to impress or mislead: the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic place (someone ) in a particular attitude or pose: and still these two were postured motionless. DERIVATIVES pos tur al adjective, pos tur er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another ): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position, ’ from posit- ‘placed, ’ from the verb ponere.

 

Oxford Dictionary

posture

pos |ture |ˈpɒstʃə | ▶noun 1 a particular position of the body: I got out of the car in an alert posture. • the characteristic way in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: he took ballet lessons to improve his posture. • Zoology a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour. 2 a particular approach or attitude: trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations. • a way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (often as noun posturing ) behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead: a masking of fear with macho posturing. • [ with obj. ] adopt (a particular attitude ) so as to impress or mislead: the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales. 2 [ with obj. and adverbial ] archaic place (someone ) in a particular attitude or pose. DERIVATIVES postural adjective, posturer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another ): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position ’, from posit- ‘placed ’, from the verb ponere.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

posture

posture noun 1 a kneeling posture: position, pose, attitude, stance. 2 good posture: bearing, carriage, stance, comportment. 3 the unions adopted a militant posture: attitude, stance, standpoint, point of view, opinion, position, frame of mind. ▶verb Keith postured, flexing his biceps: pose, strike an attitude, strut.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

posture

posture noun 1 the priest quietly resumed his kneeling posture: position, pose, attitude, stance. 2 she took ballet lessons to improve her posture: bearing, carriage, comportment, way of standing /sitting, stance; Brit. deportment. 3 trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations: attitude, stance, stand, standpoint, view, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, position, way of thinking, frame of mind, outlook, angle, slant, perspective. ▶verb Keith postured, flexing his biceps for Douglas to see: pose, strike an attitude, put on airs, attitudinize, behave affectedly, strut; informal show off; N. Amer. informal cop an attitude, hot-dog.

 

French Dictionary

posture

posture n. f. nom féminin Position du corps. : Une posture douloureuse. LOCUTION En bonne, mauvaise posture. figuré Dans un contexte favorable, défavorable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

posture

pos ture /pɑ́stʃə r |pɔ́s -/名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (身体の )姿勢 (!具体例ではa ～; その際修飾語を伴う ) .2 C 〖単数形で 〗【事に対する 】(精神的な )姿勢 , 態度 «on » .3 U 形勢 , 情勢 .動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく 否定的に ｠〖通例be -turing 〗(人目を欺くために ) «…のように » 格好をつける , 気取る , ポーズをとる «as » .