point-blank

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). not-comparable
  2. The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm. not-comparable
    — Now, here's a useful tool—.470, telescopic sight, double ejector, point-blank up to three-fifty. That's the rifle I used against the Peruvian slave-drivers three years ago.
  3. Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright. not-comparable
    — a point-blank assertion
副词 adv.
  1. In a direct manner, without hesitation. not-comparable
    — One day, when he was doing some valuation for me, he told me point-blank that clergymen seldom understood anything about business, and did mischief when they meddled; […]

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
From French point blanc (“white point”), originally referring to the white spot to be aimed at on a target (see blank's "bull's eye") or alternatively into empty space being fired horizontally.
词源 2
From French point blanc (“white point”), originally referring to the white spot to be aimed at on a target (see blank's "bull's eye") or alternatively into empty space being fired horizontally.
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