point
Definitions
A sharp end or tip of something.
尖端，尖儿。
A particular place, position, or moment.
地点，位置；时刻。
A single idea in an argument or discussion; the most important thing.
观点，论点；要点。
A unit used for scoring or measuring.
（计分、计量的）分，点。
To aim or direct attention at something, often with a finger.
指，指向。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpoint comes straight from Latin punctum, "a pricked dot," via Old French point. Every modern sense fans out from that one image of a sharp tip touching a precise spot: the physical tip (the point of a knife), the spot it marks (a point on a map), a single dot of an idea (your main point), a single unit on a scale (three points), and the act of aiming a tip somewhere (point at the door).
Root punct still carries 12 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.make a point阐明观点
- 2.starting point起点
- 3.to the point切中要害
- 4.point of view观点，看法
- 5.point out指出
Example Sentences
- 1.
Be careful — the point of that needle is razor-sharp.
- 2.
At this point, we have no choice but to wait.
- 3.
I see your point, but I still disagree with the plan.
- 4.
Our team scored ten points in the final quarter.
- 5.
She pointed at the map to show us the way.