每日一词【346】gesture：手势、姿态

今天我们要学的词是gesture。 Gesture, 是手势、姿态的意思。 "A rude gesture," 是粗鲁的手势。"A gesture of sympathy," 是以示同情。"Israel freed 429 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill¹ gesture to Abbas," 以色列释放了429名巴勒斯坦犯人，对阿巴斯表示善意。

印度主动提出，愿意帮助遭受龙卷风破坏的孟加拉国进行重建。"A Bangladesh government adviser² said they are very touched by the friendly gesture," 孟加拉国的一名政府顾问说，这一友好姿态让他们十分感动。好的，今天我们学习的词是gesture...

1 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

2 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。