核心畫面

Think of poser as pose plus -er: the one who puts something into position. Sometimes what is put into position is a body, held still for a camera or a drawing class. Sometimes it is a question, set down in front of you so that you have to deal with it. Everything on this page can be read from that one small picture of placing something where others can see it.

poser 可以想成 pose 加上 -er:「把東西擺到定位的那一個」。擺的有時候是身體,為了拍照或給人畫,定住不更多收起poser 可以想成 pose 加上 -er:「把東西擺到定位的那一個」。擺的有時候是身體,為了拍照或給人畫,定住不動。有時候擺的是一個問題,放到你面前,讓你不得不面對。這頁上的每個意思,都可以從這個「把東西擺出來給人看」的小畫面讀出來。

From the word’s history

The source traces poser to pose + -er, the ordinary English way of naming the one who does an action.

來源把 poser 拆成 pose 加 -er,也就是英文最常見的「做這個動作的人」的造字方式。從 pose 的兩種用法出發,正好長出這頁的兩組意思。

Wiktionary entry for poser, packet evidence source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:740776815 (From pose + -er)

Two branches

擺出一個樣子的人

這一組取 pose 的身體義:人把自己擺成某個樣子。先是真的擺姿勢,後來擺的變成性格。

noun · C1

Someone who holds their body still in a chosen position, for example for a photograph or a drawing class; also anything that takes such a position.

擺姿勢的人

把問題拋出來,與被拋出來的難題

這一組取 pose 的另一種用法:pose a question,把問題擺到大家面前。擺的人是一個意思,被擺出來的那一題是另一個意思。

noun · C2

A person who puts a question or a problem in front of other people, especially someone who does this often.

提問的人