point-blank

短语
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a. 直射的, 断然的 adv. 直射地, 断然地

发音

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别名

point blank

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

    近距离

    抵近

  2. 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.

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  3. 3.

    Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.

    直截了当

    断然

    干脆

    a point-blank assertion

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a direct manner, without hesitation.

    直截了当

    断然

    干脆

词汇关系

词源

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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