finger pointn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪŋɡə pɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈfɪŋɡər ˌpɔɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: finger n., point n.¹

Etymology: < finger n. + point n.¹ In sense 1 after to point the finger at point v.¹ 10c; compare finger-point v. With sense 2 compare earlier fingertip n. and finger end n.

1. An act or instance of pointing a finger, especially in order to draw attention to something or to apportion blame. Cf. to point the finger (of scorn, derision, etc.) at point v.¹ 10c.In quot. 1805 in figurative context.

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1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled i. 4 I'll blow my shrewd satiric horn, The taunting finger point of scorn, At vice and folly, fools and knaves.

1887 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 23 Mar. 6/5 Slander in a finger-point... Miss Burnet..emphasized the line ‘Dar's a New Coon in Town’ by pointing directly to a colored man.

1940 J. D. Gable Mod. Acting 48 A finger point should be direct. There should be nothing to distract from the imaginary line drawn from the eye along the pointing finger or hand to the object, place, or person indicated.

1998 Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Electronic ed.) 20 Oct. 1 c The player responds with a tip of the cap or a wave or a finger point.

2012 D. Kirby Death Sea World vi. 68 Dolphins, unlike most animals, understand the abstract thinking behind a finger point.

2. = fingertip n. Now rare.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > parts of

lithc1000

finger endc1300

fingertip1534

finger joint1657

pulp1686

finger point1823

1823 Relig. Intelligencer (New-Haven, Conn.) 9 Aug. 149/1 Placing his wrist upon the finger points of the other hand.

1877 M. Oliphant Carita II. xxi. 293 Roger, who felt the hot blood tingling down to his very finger-points, chose the latter.

1922 Boston Post 10 Oct. 2/4 The subway constable pounded a finger point down on the money box, demanding that Mr. Julian ‘put another nickel right there’.

1988 E. C. Curtsinger Towers, Crosses xlix. 280 Albert gave Stephen a little shove, fingerpoints in the shoulderblades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	finger point
释义	finger pointn. Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡə pɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡər ˌpɔɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: finger n., point n.¹ Etymology: < finger n. + point n.¹ In sense 1 after to point the finger at point v.¹ 10c; compare finger-point v. With sense 2 compare earlier fingertip n. and finger end n. 1. An act or instance of pointing a finger, especially in order to draw attention to something or to apportion blame. Cf. to point the finger (of scorn, derision, etc.) at point v.¹ 10c.In quot. 1805 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled i. 4 I'll blow my shrewd satiric horn, The taunting finger point of scorn, At vice and folly, fools and knaves. 1887 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 23 Mar. 6/5 Slander in a finger-point... Miss Burnet..emphasized the line ‘Dar's a New Coon in Town’ by pointing directly to a colored man. 1940 J. D. Gable Mod. Acting 48 A finger point should be direct. There should be nothing to distract from the imaginary line drawn from the eye along the pointing finger or hand to the object, place, or person indicated. 1998 Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Electronic ed.) 20 Oct. 1 c The player responds with a tip of the cap or a wave or a finger point. 2012 D. Kirby Death Sea World vi. 68 Dolphins, unlike most animals, understand the abstract thinking behind a finger point. 2. = fingertip n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > finger > [noun] > parts of lithc1000 finger endc1300 fingertip1534 finger joint1657 pulp1686 finger point1823 1823 Relig. Intelligencer (New-Haven, Conn.) 9 Aug. 149/1 Placing his wrist upon the finger points of the other hand. 1877 M. Oliphant Carita II. xxi. 293 Roger, who felt the hot blood tingling down to his very finger-points, chose the latter. 1922 Boston Post 10 Oct. 2/4 The subway constable pounded a finger point down on the money box, demanding that Mr. Julian ‘put another nickel right there’. 1988 E. C. Curtsinger Towers, Crosses xlix. 280 Albert gave Stephen a little shove, fingerpoints in the shoulderblades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1805
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