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pointedness

/poin-tid/US // ˈpɔɪn tɪd //UK // (ˈpɔɪntɪd) //

尖锐性,尖锐度,尖锐化,尖锐程度

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a point or points: a pointed arch.
    • : sharp or piercing: pointed wit.
    • : having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism.
    • : aimed; directed: a pointed gun.
    • : directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark.
    • : marked; emphasized: An unusual turn of phrase, a well-placed emphasis, a choice of adjective, a pointed omission—all can turn an otherwise innocent sentence into a verbal dagger.
    • : Heraldry. having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
conciseness言简意赅,简洁,简洁性,精炼concision简明扼要,简洁,精简,简明condensation凝结,冷凝,凝结物,凝结水crispness清晰度,清脆的声音,干脆利落,清脆curtness严谨性,紧密性,凝重,密封性economy经济,节约,经济性,经济效益ephemerality短暂性,瞬时性,瞬息万变,短暂性的impermanence无常,无常态,无生无灭,无生pithiness髓质,韧性,髓质性,肌理succinctness简明扼要,言简意赅,简洁性,简洁terseness激烈程度,强度,紧张程度,紧张性transience瞬息万变,暂时性,瞬时性,暂时性的transitoriness过渡性,过境性,转移性,过渡期

Examples

  • The first was her pointed reference to the need for transparency, something that was not a hallmark of Cuomo’s time in office.

  • Those cells that failed to light up pointed to promising new molecules.

  • They were twice as likely as wolves to follow a pointed finger or a wooden block as a clue.

  • Most include different node attachments from multi-pronged to thin, pointed ones that dig deep into the muscle.

  • Dogs were twice as likely to follow a pointed finger or a wooden block as a clue.

  • They should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power.

  • His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.

  • As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.

  • Julio pointed out to me that Alamar is at the top of the charts this year.

  • Supporters pointed to math and literacy gains, while critics noted that those improvements disappeared in elementary school.

  • The segments of the corolla are pointed but on some varieties unequal, particularly that of Shiraz tobacco.

  • The major-general kept him well informed of every movement of the enemy, and pointed out the dangerous isolation of Davout.

  • And the finger he pointed at the girl quivered with the rage that filled him at this trick they had thought to put upon him.

  • The Minister pointed out to them the attendant difficulties, and referred them to the Prime Minister.

  • As pointed out above, the action in a child's play is not intended as a dramatic spectacle.

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