pointedly + verb
pointedly 常放在动词前，表示“故意地、明显地”，多与 ignore、avoid 等动词搭配。
She pointedly ignored his question.
她刻意忽略了他的问题。
明显地；刻意地；直截了当地
明确地；强调地；故意针对性地,尤指批评时。；明显地；故意引人注目地。；指向地；尖锐地
in a way that makes something clearly evident or obvious
明确地；强调地；故意针对性地,尤指批评时。
Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.
明显地；故意引人注目地。
Markedly, intentionally conspicuously.
She pointedly ignored his question and changed the subject.
她故意不理睬他的问题，换了个话题。
用法提示：pointedly 作副词修饰 ignored，表示‘明显地/故意地’。
He pointedly looked at his watch while she was speaking.
她说话时，他故意看了看手表。
用法提示：pointedly 作副词修饰 looked，强调动作带有明显的用意。
The manager pointedly reminded everyone about the deadline.
经理特意提醒大家注意截止日期。
用法提示：pointedly 作副词修饰 reminded，表示带着明确目的。
pointedly 常放在动词前，表示“故意地、明显地”，多与 ignore、avoid 等动词搭配。
She pointedly ignored his question.
她刻意忽略了他的问题。
此时 pointedly 修饰表语形容词，强调某种特征非常显眼。
His reply was pointedly brief.
他的回答明显很简短。
pointedly 放在动词后或句末，同样强调行为的方式，语气往往更强。
He spoke pointedly about the issue.
他针对这个问题尖锐地发言。
强调有意为之，不一定带有当众表态或引人注意的暗示；pointedly 常带有让人明显察觉的社交含义。
侧重用语言把意思说明白，而 pointedly 也可以通过眼神、动作等非语言方式表达。
多指借表情、眼神或语气传达言外之意，语气较委婉；pointedly 往往更直接，甚至带批评色彩。
语气更强，突出态度坚决、用力表达；pointedly 更侧重让意图被人清楚看到，不一定语气强烈。
grammar · medium
易错句子He pointed looked at me.
正确表达He pointedly looked at me.
pointed 是形容词，不能修饰动词 look；应为副词 pointedly。
grammar · medium
易错句子She made a pointedly comment.
正确表达She made a pointed comment.
pointedly 是副词，不能修饰名词 comment；应为形容词 pointed。
pointedly 在此指“明显地、刻意地”（make something clearly evident）；vaguely 表示“模糊地、不明确地”，表达方式与之相反。
pointedly 常含“直截了当、让人明白”的意味；indirectly 指“绕弯子、不直接地”，在表达方式上形成对比。
pointedly 把意思表露在外；implicitly 指“不明说、含而不露地”，是不刻意张扬的反面表达。
pointy 是形容词，形容物体外形有尖头；pointedly 是副词，指动作或言语带有明显的指向性或刻意。
pointless 是形容词，表示没有意义或目的；pointedly 是副词，表示明显地、刻意地做某事。
pointed 是形容词，常修饰 remark、look 等，表示话语或目光尖锐直接；pointedly 是副词，修饰动词，表示以明显刻意的方式做某事。
刻意无视；故意不理睬
She pointedly ignored his question during the meeting.
她在会议期间刻意无视了他的问题。
意味深长地说；直截了当地评论
He pointedly remarked that the report was full of errors.
他直截了当地说这份报告错误百出。
明确地询问；尖锐地发问
The reporter pointedly asked the minister about the scandal.
记者尖锐地向部长询问那桩丑闻。
断然拒绝；明确拒绝
They pointedly refused to apologize for the mistake.
他们断然拒绝为这一错误道歉。
刻意移开视线；故意别过脸去
When I entered, she pointedly looked away.
我进去时，她刻意把视线移开。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.