The particular characters,the habit,the cant of one company may give merit to a word,or a gesture,which would have none at all if divested of those accidental circumstances.

• 说一个词儿或打一个手势，在某一群人中即暗示着某种性格、习惯和隐喻，而一旦离开那种特定氛围，就会毫无意义。