单词 | pointed |
释义 | pointed —pointedly, adv. —pointedness, n. /poyn"tid/, adj. 1. having a point or points: a pointed arch. 2. sharp or piercing: pointed wit. 3. having direct effect, significance, or force: pointed criticism. 4. directed; aimed: a pointed gun. 5. directed particularly, as at a person: a pointed remark. 6. marked; emphasized. 7. Heraldry. (of a cross) having parallel sides with points formed by two inclined sides on each end: a cross pointed. [1250-1300; ME; see POINT, -ED2, -ED3] Syn. 2. penetrating; epigrammatic. Ant. 2. blunt, dull. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。