英和和英

読み方 みぶり

名詞

A gesture; gesticulation; action; motion

用例

• 身ぶりをする
  to gesticulate―gesture―make gestures

• 南欧人は話しをするに身ぶりをして話す
  The romance peoples talk with gestures―gesticulate when talking.
• 身ぶりをして言葉に力を添える
  to emphasize one's words by action―reinforce one's words with action
• 身ぶりまじりに話す
  to suit the action to the word
• 彼の演説は身ぶりが多い
  His speech is full of action.
• 身ぶりが好い、身ぶりが悪い
  He has good action―bad action.
• 身ぶりをして指図する
  to motion to one―sign to one―sign to one to do something―motion one to do something
• 彼は僕に身ぶりで坐れという合図をした
  He motioned me to a seat―signed to me to be seated.
• 身ぶりで人を招く
  to motion a person towards one―beckon to a person
• 身ぶりで去れと言う
  to motion one away
• （役者のような）気どった身ぶりをする
  to strike an attitude―attitudinize