成句・複合語：
point | pointe |
| assembly point n | (place to gather) | 集合地点、集合場所、集結点、集合点 名
HHiraganaしゅうごうちてん、しゅうごうばしょ、しゅうけつてん、しゅうごうてん |
| | If you hear the fire alarm, please make your way to the assembly point. |
| at one point adv | (at a given moment) (時) | 一時、ひところ、ある時点で 副
HHiraganaいちじ、ひところ、あるじてんで |
| | At one point, I thought we might even get married. |
| at some point adv | (at an unspecified moment) | ある時点で、いつか 副
HHiraganaあるじてんで、いつか |
| | At some point, we'll need to decide whether the project is worth continuing. |
| at the point of prep | (on the verge of, about to) | もうすぐ～するところで、～しかけている、～する間際で
HHiraganaもうすぐ～するところで、～しかけている、～するまぎわで |
| | Honestly, I am really at the point of showing him the door. |
| at this point expr | (at this moment, right now) | 今この時点で、現時点で 表
HHiraganaいまこのじてんで、げんじてんで |
| | At this point, you have no choice but to find a job. |
| beside the point expr | figurative (unconnected, irrelevant) | 的はずれの、関係のない
HHiraganaまとはずれの、かんけいのない |
| | Whether or not he's married is beside the point. |
| | 彼が既婚かどうかは関係のないことである。 |
| boiling point n | (temperature at which [sth] boils) | 沸点、沸騰点 名
HHiraganaふってん、ふっとうてん |
| | It is possible to change the boiling point of a liquid by changing the pressure around it. |
| boiling point n | figurative (point where [sb] becomes angry) | 怒りの沸点 名
HHiraganaいかりのふってん |
| | Tempers reached boiling point when the referee sent one of the players off. |
| breaking point n | literal (point at which pressure is too great) (物理的) | 限界点 名
HHiraganaげんかいてん |
| breaking point n | figurative (critical moment) (比喩：精神的) | 限界点、極限 名
HHiraganaげんかいてん、きょくげん |
| | | 重大な局面 名
HHiraganaじゅうだいなきょくめん |
| | Tony was under a lot of stress and he eventually reached breaking point. |
| bullet point n | (dot before item in a list) (箇条書き) | 中点、中黒、箇条書きの前につける「・」 名
HHiraganaなかてん、なかぐろ、かじょうがきのまえにつける「・」 |
| | The boss would prefer a simple list of items with bullet points, rather than long descriptions. |
| case in point n | (helpful example) | 好例、適例 名
HHiraganaこうれい、てきれい |
| | | 典型 名
HHiraganaてんけい |
| | Movies can encourage children to read. The Harry Potter series is a case in point. |
| come to a point where v expr | informal (reach a situation) (状況) | ～になる
HHiragana～になる |
| | I have come to a point in my life where I do not like to party every night. |
| compass point n | (North, South, East or West) | 方位磁石の方角 名
HHiraganaほういじしゃくのほうがく |
| | | 東西南北 名
HHiraganaとうざいなんぼく |
| | The teacher taught the students how to give directions using the compass points. |
| cut-off point n | (limit) | 限度、限界、リミット 名
HHiraganaげんど、げんかい、りみっと |
| | She likes tequila, but two drinks is her cut-off point on work nights. |
| dew point n | (temperature: condensation) | 露点 名
HHiraganaろてん |
| | It was so humid this morning that the dew point was above 10 degrees Celsius. |
| drop-off point n | (vehicle: place to set [sb], [sth] down) | 引き渡し場所 名
HHiraganaひきわたしばしょ |
| | There is a warehouse at the port that serves as a drop-off point, we collect the merchandise there. |
| | 空港には、引き渡し場所として機能する倉庫があり、私たちはそこで商品を回収します。 |
end point,
endpoint,
end-point n | (extremity) | 端点、端 名
HHiraganaたんてん、はし |
| | The end points are several hundred metres apart. |
end point,
endpoint,
end-point n | (where [sth] ends) | 終点 名
HHiraganaしゅうてん |
| | The proposed diversion alters the end point of the footpath. |
entry point,
point of entry n | (bullet wound) | 射入口 名
HHiraganaしゃにゅうこう |
| | The entry point of the bullet is below the exit wound suggesting that a short person fired the gun at Mr. Jones. |
entry point,
point of entry n | US (port) | エントリーポイント 名
HHiraganaえんとりーぽいんと |
| | The easiest way to get a visa is on arrival, either at airports or at entry points to the country. |
exclamation point (US),
exclamation mark (UK) n | US (punctuation) | 感嘆符、びっくりマーク、！ 名
HHiraganaかんたんふ、びっくりまーく、！ |
| | It is considered poor style to use too many exclamation points when writing. |
flashpoint,
flash point,
flashing-point n | (temperature at which vapor burns) | 引火点、発火点 名
HHiraganaいんかてん、はっかてん |
flashpoint,
flash point n | figurative (point at which violence occurs) | 一触即発の状態、紛争の火種 名
HHiraganaいっしょくそくはつのじょうたい、ふんそうのひだね |
| | Police were quickly dispatched to the flashpoint. |
flashpoint,
flash point n | figurative (volatile area, situation) | 修羅場 名
HHiraganaしゅらば |
| | Holiday gatherings can be a flashpoint for some families. |
| focal point n | (perspective: where lines converge) (光学) | 焦点 名
HHiraganaしょうてん |
| | Drawings of 3D objects have to have a single focal point to look realistic. |
| focal point n | (focus of attention) | 焦点 名
HHiraganaしょうてん |
| | The Monet painting was the focal point of the room. |
| freezing point n | (temperature: liquid turns solid) | 氷点、凝固点 名
HHiraganaひょうてん、ぎょうこてん |
| | Every liquid has a different freezing point; that of pure water is zero Celsius. |
| from this point adv | (starting now) | これから、今から 副
HHiraganaこれから、いまから |
| | The rest of the climb will be much easier from this point. |
| from this point forward adv | (starting from now) | これから、今から、今後 副
HHiraganaこれから、いまから、こんご |
| | From this point forward I won't smoke in the house any more. |
| get off the point v expr | informal, figurative (digress) | 話題からそれる、(話が)脱線する
HHiraganaわだいからそれる、(はなしが)だっせんする |
| | The lecturer was getting off the point and some of the students had stopped paying attention. |
get to the point,
come to the point v expr | informal (speak directly) | 要点を話す 動詞句
HHiraganaようてんをはなす |
| | It took Natalie a long time to get to the point. |
| Get to the point! interj | informal (say what you mean) | 要点を言いなさい！ 感
HHiraganaようてんをいいなさい！ |
| | (無礼) | はっきり言えよ！ 感
HHiraganaはっきりいえよ！ |
| | Get to the point! We haven't got all day, you know. |
| good point n | (insightful comment) (話) | いい点 名
HHiraganaいいてん |
| | Miriam raised several good points during the discussion. |
| Good point! interj | (insightful comment) | 確かに！ 表
HHiraganaたしかに！ |
| | "Some people won't be able to attend the meeting if we hold it on Friday." "Good point!" |
| good point n | often plural (positive trait) (人格) | いい点、長所、利点 名
HHiraganaいいてん、ちょうしょ、りてん |
| | One of Hugh's good points is his generosity. |
| GPA n | US, initialism (grade point average) (米国) | 成績平均値 名
HHiraganaせいせきへいきんち |
| | Molly has the highest GPA in the 9th grade. |
| grade point average n | US (numerical value of average grade) (学校) | 成績の平均点［値］ 名
HHiraganaせいせきのへいきんてん［ち］ |
| | She'd gotten straight A's all through high school so she had a 4.0 grade point average. |
| grid point n | (in criss-cross pattern) | 格子点 名
HHiraganaこうしてん |
| | The grid points on the map help us to calculate the distances between places. |
| have a point v expr | (be right about [sth]) | 一理ある、確かにそうだ、言えている、正しい 表
HHiraganaいちりある、たしかにそうだ、いえている、ただしい |
| | Gudrun has a point; we should leave early tomorrow in order to avoid the traffic. |
| high point n | (greatest moment) (比喩) | 最高の時、頂点、見せ場、ハイライト 名
HHiraganaさいこうのとき、ちょうてん、みせば、はいらいと |
| | The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip. |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) | 出発点 名
HHiraganaしゅっぱつてん |
| | Learning the alphabet is a good jumping off point for children who wish to learn how to read. |
jumping-off point,
jumping-off place n | figurative (starting point) | 開始点、出発点 名
HHiraganaかいしてん、しゅっぱつてん |
| lowest point n | (worst or most miserable situation) | 最悪の状況、どん底 名
HHiraganaさいあくのじょうきょう、どんぞこ |
| | I reached my lowest point just after my wife left me. |
| | 私の妻が去ってから私はどん底になった。 |
| main point n | (most significant idea) | 要点、主要ポイント 名
HHiraganaようてん、しゅようぽいんと |
| | The chairman presented the main points of the report to the meeting. |
| make a point v expr | (say [sth] significant) | 意見を述べる 動詞句
HHiraganaいけんをのべる |
| | Will you stop interrupting me? I'm trying to make a point here! |
| make a point of [sth] v expr | (emphasize) | ～を強調する、あえて～をする 動詞句
HHiragana～をきょうちょうする、あえて～をする |
| | This chef makes a point of cooking with locally sourced ingredients. |
| make a point of doing [sth] v expr | (insist on doing) | ～すると言い張る、～すると決めている 動詞句
HHiragana～するといいはる、～するときめている |
| | I make a point of donating to a charity every Christmas. |
| match point n | (tennis, etc.: point that wins a match) (スポーツ) | マッチポイント 名
HHiraganaまっちぽいんと |
| | Federer only needed one match point to win the game with Nadal. |
| meeting point n | (designated place to meet) | 待ち合わせ場所 名
HHiraganaまちあわせばしょ |
| | They settled on the library as a meeting point because it was near both their houses. |
| melting point n | (temperature at which a solid turns to liquid) | 融点 名
HHiraganaゆうてん |
| | Bronze has a lower melting point than iron. |
| miss the point v expr | (fail to understand) | 要点［肝心な部分、ポイント］が理解できない
HHiraganaようてん［かんじんなぶぶん、ぽいんと］がりかいできない |
| | (口語) | 的外れだ、ズレている
HHiraganaまとはずれだ、ずれている |
| | You're missing the point: this isn't about pay - it's about conditions. |
| moot point n | ([sth] debatable) | 未決の問題点、議論の余地のある点 名
HHiraganaみけつのもんだいてん、ぎろんのよちのあるてん |
| | It is a moot point whether sex education among teenagers leads to fewer unwanted pregnancies. |
| moot point n | (academic, of no practical significance) | 観念論的問題点 名
HHiraganaかんねんろんてきもんだいてん |
| | Wondering about how things were before the birth of the universe is a moot point. |
| near point n | (of eye's focus) (医療・眼科) | 近点 名
HHiraganaきんてん |
| | The near point for someone with normal vision is 25 cm. |
there's no use in doing [sth],
there's no point doing [sth],
there's no point in doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | ～しても意味がない、～しても価値がない 表
HHiragana～してもいみがない、～してもかちがない |
| | There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. |
| | There's no use in telling me now that I shouldn't put that vase there; you should have mentioned it before I knocked it over and broke it. |
| objective point of view n | (impartial opinion, perspective) | 客観的意見 名
HHiraganaきゃっかんてきいけん |
| | People go before a judge because they want an objective point of view. |
| observation point n | (lookout, observation post) | 監視所、観測点、観測地点 名
HHiraganaかんしじょ、かんそくてん、かんそくちてん |
| | Along the coastal road are various observation points, at which drivers may stop and admire the view. |
| on the point of prep | (on the verge of, about to) | ～寸前で、～の間際で
HHiragana～すんぜんで、～のまぎわで |
| | I was on the point of walking home when the bus arrived. |
| on the point of [sth] expr | (close to [sth]) | ～しかかっている 表
HHiragana～しかかっている |
| | The country's largest bank is on the point of collapse. |
| pain point n | (commerce: problem) | 欠点 名
HHiraganaけってん |
| | This app's limited functionality on certain operating systems is a pain point with customers. |
| percentage point n | (difference: one per cent) | パーセント点 名
HHiraganaぱーせんとてん |
| | I scored 88%; two percentage points away from getting an A. |
| point at vtr | figurative (accuse) | ～を責める、～の責任を問う、～を非難する 他動
HHiragana～をせめる、～のせきにんをとう、～をひなんする |
| point at vtr | figurative (be evidence for) | ～の証拠となる 他動
HHiragana～のしょうことなる |
| | All the evidence points at Mr Smith. |
| point at issue n | (matter being discussed) | 論点、係争点 名
HHiraganaろんてん、けいそうてん |
| | Global warming was the main point at issue of the conference. |
point blank,
point-blank adv | (shoot: from close range) | 至近距離から 連用句
HHiraganaしきんきょりから |
| | She shot him point blank, killing him instantly. |
point blank,
point-blank adv | figurative (directly, bluntly) | 単刀直入に、率直に、ずばりと 副
HHiraganaたんとうちょくにゅうに、そっちょくに、ずばりと |
| | | あけすけに、包み隠さず、露骨に 副
HHiraganaあけすけに、つつみかくさず、ろこつに |
| | Amanda rejected David's proposal point blank. |
| point guard n | (basketball position) (バスケットボールのポジション) | ポイント・ガード 名
HHiraganaぽいんと・がーど |
| point in question n | (issue being discussed) | 問題点 名
HHiraganaもんだいてん |
| | Could we please return to the point in question? |
| point mass n | (physics: infinitely small matter) (物理) | 点質量 名
HHiraganaてんしつりょう |
| point of contention n | (disputed matter, [sth] controversial) | 論点 名
HHiraganaろんてん |
| point of convergence n | (central or meeting point) | 集合点 名
HHiraganaしゅうごうてん |
| point of division n | (mathematics: point dividing a line into a given ratio) (数学) | 分割点 名
HHiraganaぶんかつてん |
point of honor (US),
point of honour (UK) n | (matter that determines respect) | 名誉に関わること 名
HHiraganaめいよにかかわること |
| point of interest n | (landmark, interesting place) | 要点、肝心な点 名
HHiraganaようてん、かんじんなてん |
| | There are many points of interest along the highway, especially for lovers of history and geology. |
| point of no return n | (point when one becomes committed to [sth]) | 後戻りできない時点［局面］ 名
HHiraganaあともどりできないじてん［きょくめん］ |
| | As he got into the car he realised he'd passed the point of no return. |
| point out vtr | (observe, remark on) | ～を指摘する 他動
HHiragana～をしてきする |
| | The tour guide pointed out the historical monuments as the bus drove past them. |
| point out vtr | (identify, draw attention to) | ～に注意を向けさせる 他動
HHiragana～にちゅういをむけさせる |
| | He pointed out the mistake in her translation. |
| point to [sth] vi + prep | (indicate with index finger) | ～を指さす 他動
HHiragana～をゆびさす |
| | She pointed to the sweets on the shelf. |
| point to vtr | (cite, give as example) | ～を提示する、挙げる 他動
HHiragana～をていじする、あげる |
| point up vtr | (draw attention to, accentuate) | ～に注意を向ける、～を強調する 他動
HHiragana～にちゅういをむける、～をきょうちょうする |
point your finger at [sb],
point the finger at [sb] vtr | informal, figurative (accuse) | ～を責める、名指しで非難する、弾劾する 他動
HHiragana～をせめる、なざしでひなんする、だんがいする |
| | When the money went missing, my colleagues all pointed their fingers at me. |
point-blank,
point blank adj | (range: close) | 至近距離の 連体句
HHiraganaしきんきょりの |
| | He was shot at point-blank range with a shotgun. |
point-blank,
point blank adj | figurative (outright, blunt) (比喩) | 率直な ナ形
HHiraganaそっちょくな |
| | | あからさまの 連体句
HHiraganaあからさまの |
| | Her point-blank refusal to tell them anything was very frustrating. |
| point-to-point n | UK (type of horse race) (競馬) | ポイントツーポイントレース、ポイントツーポイント 名
HHiraganaぽいんとつーぽいんとれーす、ぽいんとつーぽいんと |
point-to-point,
point to point adj | (from one specific location to another) (通信) | ポイント・ツー・ポイントの 連体句
HHiraganaぽいんと・つー・ぽいんとの |
| 注釈: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| power point n | (electrical socket) (電気) | コンセント 名
HHiraganaこんせんと |
| | This room doesn't have enough power points; we'll have to use a power strip. |
| pressure point n | (anatomy: pulse point) (身体) | 圧点、止血点、つぼ 名
HHiraganaあってん、しけつてん、つぼ |
| | The human body has many highly sensitive pressure points. |
| pressure point n | figurative (situation likely to cause trouble) | 弱点、痛いところ 名
HHiraganaじゃくてん、いたいところ |
| | The disputed territories remain a pressure point between the two countries. |
| price point n | (cost of [sth] at retail) | 小売価格 名
HHiraganaこうりかかく |
| prove the point v | (show that [sth] is true) | 要点を立証する、言い分を証明する
HHiraganaようてんをりっしょうする、いいぶんをしょうめいする |
| selling point n | (attractive feature of [sth] being sold) | （商品の）セールスポイント 名
HHiragana（しょうひんの）せーるすぽいんと |
| | The car's main selling point is its fuel efficiency. |
| set point n | (tennis: point that will win a set) (テニス) | セットポイント 名
HHiraganaせっとぽいんと |
| | Her last backhand went into the net, so she only had one set point remaining. |
| smoke point n | (heat at which oil gives off smoke) | 油が煙を上げる温度 名
HHiraganaあぶらがけむりをあげるおんど |
| starting point n | (place where [sth] begins) | 出発点、開始点 名
HHiraganaしゅっぱつてん、かいしてん |
| | Sarajevo was the starting point of the First World War. |
| talking point n | (subject for discussion) | テーマ、話題 名
HHiraganaてーま、わだい |
| | Their behaviour quickly became a talking point in the village. |
| talking point n | (argument to be stressed) | 論拠、論点 名
HHiraganaろんきょ、ろんてん |
| till point n | UK (shop, store: cash register) (店) | レジ、精算所 名
HHiraganaれじ、せいさんじょ |