| 释义 |
‖ posé, a. and n.|ˈpəʊzeɪ|
[Fr., pa. pple. of poser to place, etc., pose v.1]
A. adj.
1. Her. (See quots.)
1725Coats Dict. Her., Posé,..a French Term, signifying a Lyon, Horse, or other Beast standing still, with all four Feet on the Ground, to denote thereby that it is not in a moving Posture. 1882Cussans Her. 315 Posé, placed: as, Posé en bande, bendwise.
2. Composed, poised, selfpossessed.
1858Queen Victoria Let. 28 Apr. in R. Fulford Dearest Child (1964) 98 She..improves so much—is become so quiet and posée. 1862Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 8 Apr. in R. Fulford Dearest Mama (1968) 50 Valerie..could hardly believe she was so young—so ‘posée’, quiet and self-possessed were her manners.
3. Ballet. Of a position, ‘held’, prolonged.
1949A. Chujoy Dance Encycl. 386/1 Posé, in ballet a poising of the body, made by stepping, with the knee straight, on to the pointe, or half-pointe; a ballet step ‘held’, such as an arabesque posé, for instance.
4. Adopted as a pose; = posed ppl. a.1 c. rare.
1958L. Durrell Balthazar iii. 63 A world..which could afford to cultivate emotions posées by taste.
B. n.
1. Ballet. (See quots. 1949 and 1957.)
1927[see jeté]. 1930Craske & Beaumont Theory & Pract. Allegro in Classical Ballet 42 (heading) Posé en avant... A Jeté sur la pointe is a slow movement employed in adagio, whereas a posé is a quick movement used in allegro, executed pied à pointe or pied à trois quarts. 1949[see sense 3 above].
1947G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 220 Posé (en avant, en arrière), the poising of the body (forwards, sideways, or backwards) by stepping with a straight leg on to the full or half point. c1973J. Cholerton Acrobatic Enchainements (Assoc. Amer. Dancing) (ed. 7) 18 Present your Posé devant as near as possible to a Star. Do not confuse it with Posé en avant.
2. = pose n.5 4.
1931G. L. Nute Voyageur 46 The length of a portage was computed by voyageurs in a characteristic way. The canoe and goods were carried about a third of a mile and put down, or posé, two or more trips often being required to transport all the load to this point. Then, without resting, the men shouldered their burdens and went on to the next posé. And so on till all the posés had been passed. 1961Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. July 5/2 He puts down his load at a set place known as a ‘posé’. 1968Beaver Autumn 9/2 We..made the traditional posés or rests after each half mile. |