gesture
- n. 手势
- v. 打手势
- Definition
- n. a movement of the hand or body that expresses meaning
- v. to make such a movement to express something
- Example
- She made a small gesture with her hand to say hello.
- 她用手做了个小小的手势打招呼。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a hand or body movement with meaning (noun).
比较义项：手势（名词）。
- motion
More formal and less common in this sense; emphasizes the physical movement itself rather than its communicative meaning, often in written or descriptive contexts.
在这个意义上更正式，也不如 gesture 常用；强调动作本身的移动过程，而不是它所传达的含义，常见于书面或描述性语境。
The camera captured the motion of the runners crossing the line.
摄像机捕捉到了跑步者们冲过终点线时的动作。
- gesture 本词
The everyday word for a hand or body movement that conveys meaning; used constantly in speech, especially for small, deliberate signals like waving or pointing.
是日常最常用的词，指用手或身体传达意思的动作；在口语中极为常见，尤指挥手、指点等细小而刻意的信号。
She made a small gesture with her hand to say hello.
她用手做了一个小小的手势来打招呼。
Motion and gesture both can mean a hand or body movement with meaning. Gesture is the everyday, common word, used constantly for signals like waving or pointing. Motion is more formal here, focusing on the physical movement itself. Motion's general 'movement' meaning is not compared.
两者都可指用手或身体做出的、传达含义的动作，但 gesture 是日常最直接、最常用的说法，而 motion 在这个意义上更正式、也更强调“动作的移动过程”本身。这里不比较 motion 的其他常见义项，例如“运动、移动”（物理意义上的运动）。