pose

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. pose¹ (pōz)v. posed, pos·ing, pos·esv. intr.
1. To assume or hold a particular position or posture, as in sitting for a portrait.
2. To affect a particular mental attitude.
3. To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is.v. tr.
1. To place (a model, for example) in a specific position.
2. To set forth in words; propound:
pose a question.
3. To put forward; present:
pose a threat.
See Synonyms at propose.n.
1. A bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer. See Synonyms at posture.
2. A studied attitude assumed for effect. See Synonyms at affectation. [Middle English posen, to place, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin *pausāre, from Late Latin pausāre, to rest, from Latin pausa, pause. See pause.] posʹa·ble adj. II. pose² (pōz)tr.v. posed, pos·ing, pos·es
To puzzle, confuse, or baffle. [Short for appose, to examine closely (from Middle English apposen, alteration of opposen. See oppose), and from French poser, to assume (obsolete) (from Old French. See pose¹).]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  affectation, mannerism, affectedness, airs, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, bewilder, put, set, place, position, lay, posture, impersonate, personate, model, sit, present