point-blank
短语
FREQ #23876
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a. 直射的, 断然的 adv. 直射地, 断然地
发音
US
别名
point blank
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
近距离
抵近
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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.
Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
直截了当
断然
干脆
a point-blank assertion
adv.
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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.
来源:wiktionary