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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
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明显地；刻意地；直截了当地
in a way that makes something clearly evident or obvious
She pointedly ignored his question.
她刻意忽略了他的问题。
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。
He pointedly looked at his watch while she was speaking.
她说话时，他故意看了看手表。
The manager pointedly reminded everyone about the deadline.
经理特意提醒大家注意截止日期。
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。
Not this
He pointed looked at me.
Use this
He pointedly looked at me.
pointed 是形容词，不能修饰动词 look；应为副词 pointedly。
Not this
She made a pointedly comment.
Use this
She made a pointed comment.
pointedly 是副词，不能修饰名词 comment；应为形容词 pointed。
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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。
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point是“指”，想象用手指直指目标，刻意让人看清：pointedly就是“明显地、刻意地”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting pointedly 是副词，表示“刻意地、明显地”，常带有不满、强调或明确表态的意味。它多用于书面语，如新闻报道、文学作品或正式陈述；日常口语中通常改用 clearly、deliberately 或 on purpose。
以上单词都与 pointedly 一样以 -edly /ɪdli/ 结尾，词尾发音相同；但它们都不以 /ɔɪ/ 作重读元音，因此不与 pointedly 完全押韵。注意形近词：pointed /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ 和 jointly /ˈdʒɔɪntli/ 拼写相近但读音不同——pointed 少了 -ly，jointly 少了 -ed- 音节。
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