Pointing
“Pointing” 是 point 的 -ing 形式。最常见义:用手指或物体指向、指出问题(pointing out errors)。建筑语境 brick pointing 指 勾缝。计算机 pointing device 指点动设备。
- “She kept pointing at the map during the lecture.” (讲座中她不停地指着地图。)
- “Thank you for pointing out the typo in the report.” (感谢你指出报告里的拼写错误。)
- “He was pointing the camera toward the sunset.” (他把相机对准日落方向。)
point 来自拉丁语 punctum(点、刺),与 puncture、punctuation 同源。
point + -ing;短语 pointing to 表“表明、指向”。
课堂 pointing at slides、代码审查 pointing out bugs 是日常表达;某些文化中用手指指人可能不礼貌。
- 固定搭配: “pointing at” (指向), “pointing out” (指出), “finger pointing” (相互指责)
point(点)+ -ing → 正在 把注意点出来。
“While pointing at the chart, he avoided finger pointing by pointing out facts instead of blaming one person.” (他指着图表讲解,用指出事实代替指责个人。)