pointedness

['pɔintidnis]

n. 尖角, 指向, 强调

例句与用法：

After having pointedly warned Baghdad not to use poison gas or combat aircraft anywhere in Iraq, warnings that had encouraged the rebellion, Mr.Bush pulled up short when Iraq continued to fly combat helicopters against the insurgents.

经过特别警告巴格达不得在伊拉克任何地方使用毒气和作战飞机(这些警告鼓励了少数民族叛变)以后，当伊拉克继续用作战直升机对付叛军时，布什却半途而废未加制止。

She stared pointedly at me.

她严厉地瞪著我。

词形变化：

副词: pointedly | 名词: pointedness |