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Pointing

“Pointing” 是 point-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勾缝。计算机 pointing device 指点动设备。

  1. “She kept pointing at the map during the lecture.” (讲座中她不停地指着地图。)
  2. “Thank you for pointing out the typo in the report.” (感谢你指出报告里的拼写错误。)
  3. “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 puncturepunctuation 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。)