finger-point

名词 n. 动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.

Alternative form of finger point. alt-of,alternative

— The finger-point to no one in particular is also effective. This worked especially well for ballads.

动词 v.

To point with a finger (at someone or something). intransitive

— He was encouraged to finger-point at words while reading.
To assign blame (to) or accuse (someone or something). figuratively,informal,intransitive

— As the family crumbles, society finger-points: “First, it was teachers and schools; it must be their fault. Then single mothers; it must be their fault. Now, we’re moving on to fathers,” [Richard] Louv writes.

词形变化

finger-points present,singular,third-person finger-pointing participle,present finger-pointed participle,past finger-pointed past [ambitransitive canonical to] canonical finger point alternative fingerpoint alternative finger-points plural finger point alternative fingerpoint alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

finger-pointy