单词 | gesticular |
释义 | gesticularadj. 1. Of or pertaining to gesticulation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [adjective] jesticular1619 gesticulatory1774 gesticular1850 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §335. 397 The comparison of the gesticular language of the modern Neapolitans..is interesting. 1861 Temple Bar 1 186 The deficiency of true genius and genuine gesticular humour in the mimics of our stage. 2. Full of quick and lively motion.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiii. 231 Electricity cannot be made fast,..it is passing, glancing, gesticular. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1850 |
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