point是什么意思_point怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;"a remarkable degree of frankness"
"at what stage are the social sciences?"

an instant of time;"at that point I had to leave"

the object of an activity;"what is the point of discussing it?"

a V shape;"the cannibal"s teeth were filed to sharp points"

a very small circular shape;"a row of points"
"draw lines between the dots"

the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;"he scored 20 points in the first half"
"a touchdown counts 6 points"

a promontory extending out into a large body of water;"they sailed south around the point"

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;"he noticed an item in the New York Times"
"she had several items on her shopping list"
"the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

an outstanding characteristic;"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

sharp end;"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
"he broke the point of his pencil"

any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;"he checked the point on his compass"

a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;"in England they call a period a stop"

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;"the point of the arrow was due north"

the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

the gun muzzle"s direction;"he held me up at the point of a gun"

a wall socket

a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

Verb:

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;"I showed the customer the glove section"
"He pointed to the empty parking space"
"he indicated his opponents"

be oriented;"The weather vane points North"
"the dancers toes pointed outward"

direct into a position for use;"point a gun"
"He charged his weapon at me"

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

be a signal for or a symptom of;"These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
"The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

sail close to the wind

mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

mark with diacritics;"point the letter"

mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

be positionable in a specified manner;"The gun points with ease"

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;"He aimed his fists towards his opponent"s face"
"criticism directed at her superior"
"direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle;"the dog pointed the dead duck"

give a point to;"The candles are tapered"

repair the joints of bricks;"point a chimney"

中英词源

point 点，论点，观点，目标，指向，用灰泥抹砖缝

来自古法语point,点，刺点，斑点，勾缝，来自拉丁语punctum,刺点，来自拉丁语pungere,刺，-ct,过去分词格，来自PIE*peug,刺，词源同pugnacious,puncture.并引申诸相关词义。

point: point: [13] ‘Sharp end’ is the etymological notion underlying point. For it comes ultimately from Latin pungere ‘prick, pierce’ (source also of English expunge, poignant and pungent). The neuter form of its past participle, punctum, was used as a noun, meaning ‘small hole made by pricking, dot, particle, etc’ (it is the source of English punctual, punctuation, etc), which passed into Old French as point.

Then in the post-classical period a further noun was created, from the feminine past participle puncta, meaning ‘sharp tip’, and this gave Old French pointe. The two have remained separate in French, but in English they have coalesced in point. The Spanish descendant of Latin punctum, punta, has given English punt ‘bet’.
=> compunction, expunge, poignant, punctual, punctuation, punt
point (n.): c. 1200, "minute amount, single item in a whole; sharp end of a sword, etc.," a merger of two words, both ultimately from Latin pungere "prick, pierce, puncture" (see pungent). The Latin neuter past participle punctum was used as a noun, meaning "small hole made by pricking," subsequently extended to anything that looked like one, hence, "dot, particle," etc. This yielded Old French point "dot; smallest amount," which was borrowed in Middle English by c. 1300.

Meanwhile the Latin fem. past participle of pungere was puncta, which was used in Medieval Latin to mean "sharp tip," and became Old French pointe "point of a weapon, vanguard of an army," which also passed into English, early 14c.

The senses have merged in English, but remain distinct in French. Extended senses are from the notion of "minute, single, or separate items in an extended whole." Meaning "small mark, dot" in English is mid-14c. Meaning "distinguishing feature" is recorded from late 15c. Meaning "a unit of score in a game" is first recorded 1746. As a typeface unit (in Britain and U.S., one twelfth of a pica), it went into use in U.S. 1883. As a measure of weight for precious stones (one one-hundredth of a carat) it is recorded from 1931.

The point "the matter being discussed" is attested from late 14c.; meaning "sense, purpose, advantage" (usually in the negative, as in what"s the point?) is first recorded 1903. Point of honor (1610s) translates French point d"honneur. Point of no return (1941) is originally aviators" term for the point in a flight "before which any engine failure requires an immediate turn around and return to the point of departure, and beyond which such return is no longer practical."
point (v.): late 14c., "indicate with the finger;" c. 1400, "wound by stabbing; make pauses in reading a text; seal or fill openings or joints or between tiles," partly from Old French pointoier "to prick, stab, jab, mark," and also from point (n.).

Mid-15c. as "to stitch, mend." From late 15c. as "stitch, mend;" also "furnish (a garment) with tags or laces for fastening;" from late 15c. as "aim (something)." Related: Pointed; pointing. To point up "emphasize" is from 1934; to point out is from 1570s.

词态变化

复数 points;
第三人称单数 points;
过去式 pointed;
过去分词 pointed;
现在分词 pointing;
Www.wEnTiYi.CoM

权威造句

1. The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.: 当你从内心深处找到一种可以忍受一切痛苦的坚强力量时，你的成长历程就会出现飞跃。

2. I don"t see the point in it really. It"s just stupid.: 我真的不理解这到底有什么意义，简直是愚蠢透顶。

3. It got to the point where he had to leave.: 到了他不得不走的地步。

4. By 1973, this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point.: 到1973年，这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。

5. A point of order was raised in parliament by Mr Ben Morris.: 本·莫里斯先生在议会就程序问题提出质询。

近反义词

aim

aspect

condition

core

degree

detail

dot

end

gist

object

spot

stop

time

tip

top

unit

use

aim

denote

direct

hint

indicate

level

show

train

相似短语

at the point of adv.靠近,接近f the swordadv.在暴力威胁下

in point adv.相关的,适用的

on the point of adv.正要...的时候

point at 1. 指向；瞄准2. 引起注意3. 使人注意到4. 暗指，暗示

point to 指出,指明;显示,表明

in point of adv.关于,就...而言

No point 没有理由，无济于事，毫无意义，没有必要

to the point 中肯,扼要,说到点子上,扣题

at the point prep.此刻,现在

be on the point of 正要（去做某事），正要…的时候，正打算

单词分析

暂无,等待补充.

记忆方法