in such a manner as to make something clearly evident;
"he pointedly ignored the question"
例句
用作副词 (adv.)
Madonna swiftly denied lip-synching and pointedly said she did not spend her time trashing other artists. 麦当娜随即否认假唱，并尖锐地指出她没有花时间诋毁其他艺术家。
But an official with the Sukhoi fighter company, which has sold many planes to China, stated pointedly that they are not helping China with its fifth-generation program. 但一位已经售给中国很多飞的苏霍伊战机公司的官员尖锐地表示，他们不准备帮助中国实施五代战机计划。
美
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