身體擺出來的姿態
這一支就是核心畫面本身：擺出來的是身體，讀它的可能是人，也可能是另一隻動物。
noun · C1
The act of standing or moving in a way that is meant to be seen, so that other people will notice you and admire how you look.
擺姿勢（給人看）
核心畫面
One way to hold this word: a body held in a chosen position, with somebody watching. Someone stops in front of a mirror, squares the shoulders, tilts the chin — and the whole point is the pair of eyes on the other side. Two things are always in the picture: a shape that has been put on, and an audience meant to read it. From there the word travels: an animal holds a position to send a signal, and a person holds an opinion in public the same way, for show rather than for use.
posturing 可以想成一個人把身體擺成某個樣子，而旁邊有人在看。他在鏡子前站定，肩膀擺正，下巴抬起來——重點全…更多收起
posturing 可以想成一個人把身體擺成某個樣子，而旁邊有人在看。他在鏡子前站定，肩膀擺正，下巴抬起來——重點全在對面那雙眼睛。畫面裡永遠有兩樣東西：一個刻意擺出來的姿態，和一個要去讀它的對象。從這裡再走出去：動物擺出姿勢是在發訊號，人在公開場合擺出一個立場，也是同一回事，擺出來是給人看，不是拿來用的。Two branches
態度上擺出來的立場
把核心畫面從身體搬到態度上：立場也可以像姿勢一樣擺出來給人看，擺的人並不打算真的照著做。
noun · C1
Talk or behaviour in which someone shows an opinion or attitude they do not really hold, so that other people will think well of them, rather than because they mean to do anything about it.
作秀；裝樣子
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
posturingnoun
- 1
The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
- With his "hatred of what was theatrical" (1:124) he is put off by the posturings and attitudinizings of the chief actors.
- Few political careers start when people are in their 70s, but Hendy is actually relishing it, although he is incensed sometimes by the pointlessness of the posturing by the opposition, which keeps him up late. "The bit I don't like is getting home at 0100 or 0200 in the morning because the opposition have been fruitlessly arguing for a long time."
- 2
The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling, etc.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。