| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈinterpoint, n. Obs. rare—1.
[inter- 2 b.]
A point or ‘stop’ inserted between words.
1684N. S. Crit. Enq. Edit. Bible xv. 147 The novelty of points, errors, interpoints, and the addition of Vowels and Accents [in Hebrew Bibles].
▪ II. interpoint, v.|ɪntəˈpɔɪnt|
[inter- 1 a.]
a. trans. To put a point or points between (words); to interpunctuate; to furnish (writing, etc.) with points between the words, to punctuate. Also fig.
b. intr. or absol. To insert a point or points.
1595Daniel Civ. Wars ii. lxxxvii, Her hart commands her words should pass out first, And then her sighes should interpoint her words. 1635Heywood Hierarch. vii. 442 Their words were By interpointing so disposed to beare A Double sence. 1660H. More Myst. Godl. i. x. 29 There is no evasion from this interpretation the Syriack..interpointing betwixt (I say unto thee) and (To day). 1897Sir H. Maxwell (title) Sixty Years a Queen. Embossed in Interpointed Braille [Type for the Blind]. |