poser

名词 n.
/ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/    /ˈpoʊzɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A particularly difficult question or puzzle. UK
    — “Always so energetic, Hastings! And what precisely would you have me do?” This was somewhat of a poser, but I was not going to withdraw from my position.
  2. Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
    — Even as a child, she was a habitual poser of difficult questions.
  3. Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
  4. A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others. derogatory,slang
    — "My boyfriend, or I should say, ex-boyfriend, used to be all dark and brooding with long, black hair, but now?!" [...] "Um, I'm pretty sure uniforms don't work that way. I think your ex might just be a big poser." "A fact I would be blissfully unaware of if not for these damn uniforms!"

词形变化

posers plural

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Etymology tree
English pose
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English poser
From pose + -er.
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