在表示“顺利”、“认可”、“赞许”时,英美人会把拇指和食指组成圆圈,其余三指伸开,构成“OK”的形状。“OK”是英语中一个很常用的短语,含“同意”之意。然而到了南美,许多国家把拇指和食指连成一圈看作是侮辱性的手势。据说美国前总统尼克松在美国南部边界视察时,曾向欢迎 When they say “smooth,” “approve,” or “praise,” Anglo-Americans circle the thumb and forefinger and the remaining three fingers open to form an “OK” shape. “OK” is a commonly used phrase in English that means “agree”. However, in South America, many countries see the thumbs and index fingers in one circle as insulting gestures. It is said that when former U.S. President Nixon visited the southern border of the United States, he welcomed it