His resignation was merely a gesture.是什么意思？

His resignation was merely a gesture.

他的辞职只是一种姿态而已。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

resignation

n. 辞职，辞职书，顺从，听从；

例句
The President's resignation appears to be an acknowledgment that he has lost all hope of keeping the country together...
总统的辞职似乎表明他对维护国家稳定已不抱任何希望。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

merely

adv. 仅仅，只不过，只是，纯粹，全然；

例句
In actuality, Teddie did not have a disorder but merely a difficult temperament...
实际上，小特迪并非哪不正常，而仅仅是属于困难型气质。

gesture

n. 手势，姿势，举止，动作，〔古语〕仪态，[计算机]光笔指令；vt. 做手势；vi. 用手势表现，表达或指

例句
He's living in a monastery in a gesture of atonement for human rights abuses committed under his leadership...
为了弥补自己当权时对人权的践踏，他以出家来谢罪。