point

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
/pɔɪnt/    /pɔɪnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small dot or mark.; Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. countable,uncountable
    — The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
  2. A small dot or mark.; A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. countable,uncountable
    — Commas and points they set exactly right.
  3. A small dot or mark.; A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud). countable,uncountable
    — 10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
  4. A small dot or mark.; Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc. countable,uncountable
  5. A small dot or mark.; A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half. countable,uncountable
  6. A small dot or mark.; A note; a tune. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — Sound the trumpet — not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.
  7. A small dot or mark.; A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. countable,uncountable
  8. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. countable,uncountable
    — The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.
  9. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. countable,uncountable
    — There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.
  10. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; Condition, state. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — She was not feeling in good point.
  11. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count countable,uncountable
    — I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.
  12. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. US,countable,dated,slang,uncountable
  13. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea. countable,uncountable
    — The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.
  14. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. countable,uncountable
    — Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.
  15. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — full large of limbe and euery ioint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point.
  16. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A tiny amount of time; a moment. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — When time's first point begun / Made he all souls.
  17. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. countable,uncountable
    — We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
  18. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A distinguishing quality or characteristic. countable,uncountable
    — Logic isn't my strong point.
  19. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; The chief or excellent features. countable,dated,in-plural,uncountable
    — the points of a horse
  20. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking. countable,plural-normally,uncountable
    — The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
  21. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A tenth; formerly also a twelfth. countable,uncountable
    — Possession is nine points of the law.
  22. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; Ellipsis of percentage point. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
    — We have yet to touch on the idea of stars and directors receiving gross points, which is a percentage of the studio's gross dollar (e.g., the $5.00 studio share of the total box office dollar in Table 4.1). Even if the points are paid on "first dollar," the reference is only to studio share.
  23. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit of scoring in a game or competition. countable,uncountable
    — The one with the most points will win the game.
  24. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana. countable,uncountable
    — This attack deals 320 points of damage.
  25. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares. countable,uncountable
  26. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). countable,uncountable
  27. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; An electric power socket. UK,countable,uncountable
  28. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°. countable,uncountable
    — Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!
  29. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch. UK,countable,uncountable
  30. A small discrete division or individual feature of something.; Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit. countable,in-plural,uncountable
  31. A sharp extremity.; The sharp tip of an object. countable,uncountable
    — Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
  32. A sharp extremity.; Any projecting extremity of an object. countable,uncountable
  33. A sharp extremity.; An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. countable,uncountable
    — His cowboy belt was studded with points.
  34. A sharp extremity.; An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.; A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle. countable,uncountable
    — Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats.
  35. A sharp extremity.; An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.; A vaccine point. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  36. A sharp extremity.; Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. countable,uncountable
  37. A sharp extremity.; A peninsula or promontory. countable,uncountable
  38. A sharp extremity.; The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. countable,uncountable
    — Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands.
  39. A sharp extremity.; The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.; An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — "When do we pull the trigger?" he asked. I was quick to respond, "If Tammy get's Mrs. Wellington to agree, she'll call you in a couple hours. Then just pull out all stops. Tammy has point on this, I don't want to hear from you unless it's an all clear."
  40. A sharp extremity.; The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.; Ellipsis of point man. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
  41. A sharp extremity.; Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction. countable,uncountable
  42. A sharp extremity.; The difference between two points of the compass. countable,uncountable
    — to fall off a point
  43. A sharp extremity.; Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression. countable,uncountable
    — There was moreover a hint of the duchess in the infinite point with which, as she felt, she exclaimed: "And this is what you call coming often?"
  44. A sharp extremity.; A railroad switch. UK,countable,in-plural,uncountable
  45. A sharp extremity.; A tine or snag of an antler. countable,uncountable
  46. A sharp extremity.; One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.) countable,uncountable
  47. A sharp extremity.; An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.) broadly,countable,uncountable
    — The point, according to Edmondson, (meaning the point pointed,) is an ordinary somewhat resembling the pile, issuing from the base, as in Plate VII. fig. 24, and is sometimes termed a base point pointed, but the word base is superfluous, as that is the proper place of the point;[…]
  48. The act of pointing.; The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions. countable,uncountable
  49. The act of pointing.; The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something. countable,uncountable
    — […] DCDP children are exposed to more points and gesturelike signs in their linguistic environment […]
  50. The act of pointing.; The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game. countable,uncountable
    — The dog came to a point.
  51. The act of pointing.; The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover. countable,uncountable
  52. The act of pointing.; A movement executed with the sabre or foil. countable,uncountable
    — tierce point
  53. A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. countable,uncountable
  54. A string or lace used to tie together certain garments. countable,historical,uncountable
    — pick your purse while they tie your points, and cut your throat while they smooth your pillow
  55. Lace worked by the needle. countable,uncountable
    — point de Venise; Brussels point
  56. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.; A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover. countable,uncountable
  57. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.; The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper. countable,uncountable
  58. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.; The position of the pitcher and catcher. countable,uncountable
  59. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.; A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To appoint. obsolete
    — And he, that points the Centinel his room, Doth license him depart at sound of morning Droom.
  2. To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. intransitive
    — It's rude to point at other people.
  3. To draw attention to something or indicate a direction. intransitive
    — The arrow of a compass points north
  4. To face in a particular direction. intransitive
  5. To direct toward an object; to aim. figuratively,sometimes,transitive
    — to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
  6. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
    — to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
  7. To indicate a probability of something. intransitive
    — Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.
  8. To repair mortar. ambitransitive
  9. To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface. transitive
  10. To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
    — Damaged stone will be removed, and the new stone installed and pointed to ensure a comprehensive match to maintain the integrity of the structure.
  11. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction. transitive
    — If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
  12. To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point. transitive
  13. To mark with diacritics. transitive
  14. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate. dated
    — to point a composition
  15. To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory. transitive
  16. To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name. Internet,transitive
  17. To sail close to the wind. intransitive
    — Bear off a little, we're pointing.
  18. To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do. intransitive
    — Novv the vvarm Scent aſſures the Covey near, / He [the dog] treads vvith Caution, and he points vvith Fear; […]
  19. To approximate to the surface; to head.
  20. To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to. dated
    — He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.
感叹词 intj.
  1. point taken; understood; got it

词形变化

points plural p'int alternative p'int alternative points present,singular,third-person pointing participle,present pointed participle,past pointed past p'int alternative points present,singular,third-person pointing participle,present pointed participle,past pointed past p'int alternative

词汇关系

下位词
access point accidental point accumulation point action point amphidromic point anchor point Archimedean point assemblage point axial point ballpoint Banks-Zaks fixed point basepoint basis point bird point bite point biting point bliss point blue point boiling point bonus point boundary point branch point breakdown point break-even point breaking point break point Brocard point brownie point bullet point cardinal point case in point cash point cashpoint charging point chocolate point clip point cloud point Clovis point code point coincidence point commit point compass point compound point condensation point consolute point construction point control point cover point critical point Curie point data point datum point decimal point deep point demerit point dew point Didot point Disney point dot point double point downflooding point Draper point dropping point dry point drypoint Eckardt point endpoint end point entry point entry point for the eye eutectic point exclamation point Exeter point experience point extra point extreme point fare break point fess point Feynman point fire point firing point first point of Aries first point of Cancer first point of Capricorn first point of Libra fixed point flash point floating point flotating point focal point Fournier point fourth point of contact freezing point frontal point full point game point glazier's point gold point grade point Grebe point grid point ground control point grown-up point gunpoint health point Heegner point higher intermediate point high point highpoint hit point hollow point honor point honour point hypercritical point ice point ideal point inflection point infopoint initial point interior point interjection point interrogation point isoelectric point isolated point isosbestic point jacking point join point jumping-off point jump-off point junction point kindling point knickpoint knifepoint K-point lacrimal point Lagrange point Lagrangian point lambda point lattice point Lemoine point libration point ligature point lilac point limit point magic point mana point match point McBurney's point melting point midpoint mid-point minor point moot point mount point navel point near point needlepoint nick point nip point nombril point occipital point Omega point operating point ordinary point organ point outpoint pain point passion point pedal point penalty point percentage point Pica point pinch point pivot point plant point pogi point point defect point of care point of difference point of sight point of vision power point pressure point projectile point radix point Radon point raised point reference point rogue access point saddle point sample pointt saturation point save point scatter point Schelling point seal point sequence point set point SharePoint silly point singular point skill point smoke point sore point spawn point speaker point specie point stagnation point standpoint starting point stationary point sticking point stress point subsolar point take point talking point till point tipping point transition point trig point triple point trisection point trois point Trojan point Truchet point turning point vanishing point vantage point vernal point victory point vowel point waypoint yield point zero point
衍生词
ability point ace point acupoint aimpoint all-points all-points bulletin all points of the compass antipoint arrowpoint arrow point articulation point assembly point at all points at some point at swords' points at the point of at this point at this point in time Autopoint bar point belabor the point belabour the point besides the point beside the point Bevan point binary point bipoint bladepoint blowpoint bluepoint branchpoint breakpoint breastpoint brown-point shield skin longirostris Brussels point bursting point call point carry one's point centerpoint changepoint chargepoint checkpoint checkpointless choke point chokepoint Clawson point closest point of approach codepoint colon-point colourpoint comma-point copoint counterpoint critical point drying crosspoint cutpoint cut point daggerpoint dashpoint de Longchamps point Dirac point dripping point drip point equal detour point every point of the compass example in point experience points eyepoint fair point feedpoint Fermat point Fermat-Torricelli point Feuerbach point final point finger point five-point Calvinist Five Points fixed-point fixed-point number flashpoint floating-point floating point processor footpoint forepoint four-point frost point full-point Gergonne point get the point get to the point gridpoint hardpoint have a point have got a point hit points home point house points in point in point of in point of fact interpoint interrogative-point jacketed hollow point jacketed soft point jump point search keypoint Kleene fixed-point theorem Kleene's fixed-point theorem labor the point labour the point langit point ligtas point logpoint low point make a point masterpoint micropoint middle point mispoint missed approach point miss someone's point miss the point monkey points more to the point multipoint my point exactly Nagel point Napoleon point nine-point circle nine points circle nonpoint not to put too fine a point on it nul points one point one-point one-point perspective on point on the point of organ-point parenthesis-point participation points paypoint penpoint peril point pinpoint plain point plot point ploughpoint plowpoint plugpoint pointable point bar point blank point blanket point break point by point pointcast point charge pointclass point cloud pointcut point defence point-device point-devise point duty pointed pointee pointel point elasticity point form point-free pointful point function point group point guard point heater point-in-line point-instant point in time pointism point lace pointless pointlet pointlike pointling pointmaker point man point mass point mutation point net point of articulation point-of-care imaging point of contact point of contention point of departure point of divergence point of fact point of honor point of honour point of inevitability point of inflection point of inflexion point of inquiry point of interest point of no return point of order point of origin point of pride point of privilege point of purchase point of reference point of sail point of sale point of service point of tangency point of the compass point of use point of view point paper point particle point penalty point person point presser point-projection perspective point release point sandwich points classification point set pointset point-set topology point shave point-shave point shaving point-shaving points in the paint point source points race point taken point target point-to-point point-to-pointer point-to-pointing pointwise pointwork pointy possession is nine points of the law potatoes and point price point punctilious punctual punctuate punctuation quadripoint quarter point rallying point redpoint red point reef point reefpoint reparse point reporting point run point salespoint salient point savepoint Schiffler point school-point score points the point selling point setpoint set point theory silverpoint single point of failure single-point urban interchange soft point spearpoint stand upon points Steiner point story point strain a point stretch a point stretch the point strongpoint strong point subpoint suction point suspension points swordpoint Sylvian point take one's point take point of take someone's point take the point target rating point Tarski's fixed-point theorem tax point telepoint ten points from Gryffindor ten points to Gryffindor there's no point crying over spilt milk three-pointer three-point landing three-point line three-point perspective three-point shot three-point turn ticket point mileage time-point timepoint time-point set tipping-point state toast point Torricelli point to the point touchpoint tracepoint trackpoint trigger point tripoint turned point two-point two-point conversion two-point perspective two points underpoint unipoint unpoint upon the point of up to a point watchpoint waterpoint wax point weak point weather a point Weierstrass point wellpoint what's the point what’s the point? white-point zero-point zero-point energy Alfords Point Banora Point Barellan Point Barney Point Barrack Point Battery Point Bawley Point Beauty Point Blackmans Point Black Point Bluff Point Boatswain Point Bolton Point Bombah Point Boreen Point Bowling Alley Point Breakfast Point Brooke's Point Buff Point Carmel Point Castle Point Cedar Point Cheero Point Chittaway Point Church Point Clarence Point Coal Point Commissariat Point Connells Point Coquette Point Corny Point Cottage Point Cowrie Point Cremorne Point Crib Point Crown Point Cunjurong Point Daleys Point Darling Point Darlington Point Dawes Point Dennes Point Doctors Point Dolls Point Dolphin Point Douglas Point Dowsing Point Eagle Point East Point Elk Point Emu Point Enochs Point Fishing Point Fish Point Flying Fish Point Freshwater Point Gipsy Point Glyde Point Golden Point Grays Point Green Point Greenwell Point Gunn Point Hallidays Point Hastings Point Hay Point Hickory Point High Point Hinkley Point Huntleys Point Hunts Point Kangaroo Point Kings Point Kittery Point Kurraba Point Ledge Point Lee Point Lighthouse Point Lindsay Point Linley Point Lizard Point Long Point Manning Point Marks Point Marmong Point McMahons Point Midge Point Midway Point Millers Point Milsons Point Mossy Point Nichols Point Orient Point Paradise Point Pelican Point Picnic Point Pine Point Pleasure Point Point Arguello Point Arkwright Point Barrow Point Boston Point Clare Point Cook Point Edward Point Frederick Point Leo Point Loma Point Lonsdale Point Lookout Point Lowly Point Mugu Point of Ayr Point Pass Point Pearce Point Piper Point Pleasant Point Reyes Point Roberts Point Samson Point Souttar Point Stuart Point Sturt Point Turton Point Vernon Point Wilson Point Wolstoncroft Police Point Potato Point Potts Point Promontory Point Regatta Point Rocky Point Rodd Point Rogues Point Rouses Point Rumford Point Salter Point Sanctuary Point Sandstone Point Sandy Point Sea Point Shoal Point Slade Point Soldiers Point Speers Point Squeaking Point Stevens Point St Just Point St Just's Point Stuarts Point Sultana Point Summerland Point Swan Point Taren Point Teal Point Telegraph Point Tenby Point Tennyson Point Thompson Point Victoria Point Voyager Point Walkers Point Wallabi Point Warehouse Point Wellington Point Wentworth Point West Point Wolf Point Woods Point Woody Point Wyandot Point Wyee Point finger-point finger pointing at the moon point and call point-and-click point-and-drool point-and-shoot point-and-shooter point at point at infinity pointer point fingers point one's toes point out point Percy at the porcelain point the bone point the finger point the finger at point up repoint
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”).
Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
词源 2
From Middle English pointen, poynten, from Old French pointier, pointer, poynter, from point from Latin pūnctum.
词源 3
From Middle English pointen, poynten, by apheresis of apointen, appointen, appoynten. See appoint.
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