| 单词 | pointedness |
| 例句 | “I’m saying that I have...people...who interest me,” Henry says, turning his body toward Alex now, speaking with a fumbling pointedness, as if it means something. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It is a moment of fury and grace and wonder that this "Heart," in which a brutally specific story is deftly re-tailored for another medium and time, loses none of its original passion or pointedness. 'The Normal Heart' still a powerful call to action 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In person, Meinert manages to stay on the right side of that fine line between pointedness and petulance, at least most of the time, according to Keblas. Seattle's Dave Meinart is a nightlife entrepreneur and a political player 2010-07-16T21:08:00Z Here, too, we find the irreverent pleasure in the telling, the attitude of moral justice, the pointedness of the voice. Roald Dahl’s Twisted, Overlooked Stories for Adults 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Schumer has always been fearless about calling out double standards, including her own, but this season of her show has a political pointedness that both reflects the moment and drives it. TV Picks: David Letterman, 'Wolf Hall,' Amy Schumer 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It wasn’t good, but it had a pacing, a vocal projection and a pointedness that wholly surpassed hers. Dance Review: This Time the Trouble Isn?t Wicked Stepsisters 2010-09-05T22:20:00Z Its most original elements are the startling, hawk-like angles of Aaron Eckhart's nose and chin, which compel obedience and team spirit from the embattled Marines through sheer sharpness and pointedness. "Battle: Los Angeles": Bizarre fantasy of imperial decline 2011-03-10T02:01:00Z You may be sensing a pointedness to my tone. Eat this green bean casserole made with love or stop complaining about it 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s a steady tension that’s greatly enhanced by Kreutzer’s spatially conscious visual style, reminiscent of classic paranoid thrillers, in which her protagonist’s placement within an antiseptic interior or exterior long shot carries subjective pointedness. Review: ‘The Ground Beneath My Feet’ tracks a woman's tightly wound world falling apart 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z They first devised a way to precisely assess more complex aspects of shell shape, such as curvature and change in pointedness. These eggs are putting a new spin on how shells get their shape 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Leon, I so admire your ability to push the envelope with the pointedness and even daring of the points of view in your online comments, even while staying elegant and almost always craft-perfect. New York Today: The Big Chill 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Overall, the characteristics that make a script uniquely one’s own include the roundness or pointedness of the characters; their size, slope and spacing, as well as the thickness of the individual strokes. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Few cars have the pointedness, the intentionality of a 911 at speed. Porsche Targa 4S: Making Do With a Turbo 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Yet he said the author "keeps the story ticking over ingeniously" and that "the pointedness of the satire is as relevant as ever at a time of MPs' expenses scandals". Ayckbourn play 'holds up' 27 years on 2014-04-09T11:51:22Z His choice of something other than Wimbledon seemed to have a certain pointedness. Straight Sets: Murray’s Affection for the Open Goes Way Back 2013-08-28T11:00:26Z This sentence, and especially this word “second,” should be given the pointedness of conversation, and then will naturally follow the account of his escape. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z Its broken versification points out Shakspeare; the quaintness of some conceits is his; and several of the phrases and images have much of his pointedness, brevity, or obscurity. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Characterized by simplicity, order, and a trenchant pointedness, his prose style was "a principal means" of his "advancement." Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z "No, but I have," she answered, with a pointedness that could not be escaped. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z What these hearings offered instead were intelligent questions, a refusal to be snookered by witnesses, and a kind of understated pointedness that was more effective than a dozen angry diatribes. Talking Business: On Financial Crisis, Hearings That Aren?t Just Theater 2010-07-02T22:56:00Z "I'm here," announced the visitor with a brusque pointedness, "to give you information upon which it is your duty to act." The Tempering The question was unpleasant in its directness, and, while put with perfect respect, its pointedness seemed cutting. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance And with this speech, delivered with a pointedness there was no mistaking, the doctor left the room. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life There was a pointedness in the latter part of this speech which might have led to angry consequences, had I not interposed by asking Mr. M'Keown himself if he ever was in love. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Miss Smith again indulges in reflections on society with a great deal of freedom and pointedness of expression, which much amuses cousin George, who laughs approvingly at what he terms the "sharpness" of his relative. Physiology of The Opera She had met Mrs. Lowder's eyes with that extreme pointedness in her own to which people resort when they are not quite candid—a circumstance that had its effect. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II Though far from being an orator, he wielded a pen that for clearness and logical pointedness has scarcely been surpassed, and his powers of irony and sarcasm were worthy of Swift himself. Benjamin Franklin The pointedness of the following religious sonnet is very striking and sublime. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Appell, however, interprets the condition correctly and assigns the cause with accuracy and pointedness. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century The young man folded it carefully, put it into his pocket and continued his discourse, but his words were losing their pointedness, and he was occasionally absent-minded. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road One continually finds somewhere an original idea—sometimes even a bon mot, which startles one by its pointedness. Esmeralda Looking to the circumstances in which he was placed, it is almost impossible for any one not to be struck by the weight and pointedness of his answers. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth I remember, word for word, his address of welcome, one of soldier-like brevity and pointedness, delivered while we stood awkwardly at attention on the barrack square. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army Debates in Congress were characterized by an increasing pointedness, and stories of sea murders increased rather than diminished. Our Navy in the War For with his going, interest had flagged and the tableau lost its pointedness. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Dr. Slosson has indeed the unique quality of combining an exact and intimate knowledge of chemistry with the exquisite clarity and pointedness of expression of a born writer. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries "And you never did go any more since you were a girl?" asked the companion, with professional pointedness. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes There is a cold massivity about SINCLAIR, a pointedness of profile, when he declares "the Nose have it." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 14, 1892 But suddenly she perceived a new pointedness in her mother's biting summaries; and she turned, with a slightly startled look in her eyes. V. V.'s Eyes He has sanity lucidity, pointedness, sometimes epigrammatic piquancy, of expression, dignity without pompousness or grandiloquence, feeling without hysteria. Haydn He liked their taper and their rosy pointedness, those fingers, and the dry, neat way they had of stepping in between the threads. The Vertical City She kept on him a moment, through her glasses and through his own, a certain pleasant pointedness. The Ambassadors "The firing squad will do a better work in a few minutes," replied the lieutenant, with a grim pointedness that took Barney's breath away. The Mad King The heroic measure, as it was now used, aimed at smoothness of melody and pointedness of expression, and in this the great master was Pope. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "Or musical criticism," Lute remarked, with no glance at all, but with a pointedness of present company that brought from O'Hay: "Or just being a charming young woman." The Little Lady of the Big House Lorraine leant back against her cushions, with her slow, easy grace, asking the question with a lightness that robbed it of all pointedness or snobbery. Winding Paths The flow of boudoir Billingsgate in Lady Wishfort is unmatched for the vigour and pointedness of the tongue. Complete Short Works of George Meredith She greeted me with more graciousness than I had expected, enquiring after my health with pointedness and an amount of tender solicitude that, until the explanation broke upon me, somewhat puzzled me. Paul Kelver, a Novel Moreover, certain things can be determined only by touching, i. e., the fineness of papers, cloth, etc., the sharpness or pointedness of instruments, or the rawness of objects. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students The flow of boudoir Billingsgate in Lady Wishfort is unmatched for the vigour and pointedness of the tongue. An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit |
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