名詞 gesture:

1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
   同義詞：motion
3. something done as an indication of intention

動(dòng)詞 gesture:

1. show, express or direct through movement
   同義詞：gesticulate, motion

1. He put his arm round her in a protective gesture.
   他用一只手臂圍住她做出保護(hù)的姿勢(shì)。
2. We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
   因她那傲慢的樣子，我們都不喜歡她。
3. He dismissed people with a lordly gesture.
   他傲慢地讓大家離去。
4. The doctor gestured me to take off my coat.
   醫(yī)生做手勢(shì)要我脫去外套。
5. A speaker often makes gestures with his hands or arms to stress something he is saying.
   演講者常用手或手臂做手勢(shì)來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)他所說(shuō)的某些要點(diǎn)。
6. She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead.
   她把手放在額頭上，以表示失望。

ges.ture

n.（名詞）
A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.
手勢(shì)，姿勢(shì)：身體或四肢的動(dòng)作，以表達(dá)或幫助表達(dá)想法或強(qiáng)調(diào)所說(shuō)的話
The act of moving the limbs or body as an expression of thought or emphasis.
表情動(dòng)作：四肢或身體表達(dá)思想或強(qiáng)調(diào)的動(dòng)作
An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude:
姿態(tài)，表示：作為禮節(jié)或意圖、態(tài)度的標(biāo)志的動(dòng)作或言語(yǔ)：
例句：
sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
送花是出于同情的表示

v.（動(dòng)詞）
ges.tured,ges.tur.ing,ges.tures
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make gestures.
打手勢(shì)
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To show, express, or direct by gestures.
用手勢(shì)表現(xiàn)、表達(dá)或指導(dǎo)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin gestôra [bearing]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) gestôra [舉止]
from Latin gestus [from past participle of] gerere [to behave]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) gestus [] 源自gerere的過(guò)去分詞 [行為]

【引伸】
ges.tural
adj.（形容詞）
ges.turally
adv.（副詞）
ges.turer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>gesture,gesticulation,sign,signalThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .an expressive, meaningful bodily motion.:
這些名詞共同的中心意思是.一個(gè)有表現(xiàn)力的、有意義的肢體動(dòng)作.：
例句：
an emphatic gesture of disapproval;
一個(gè)表式不贊成的強(qiáng)調(diào)手勢(shì)；

例句：
frantic gesticulations in an attempt to get help;
試圖求援的狂亂的比手畫(huà)腳；

例句：
made a sign for silence;
作一個(gè)要求肅靜的手勢(shì)；

例句：
giving the signal to advance.
給前進(jìn)的信號(hào)