adv.明确地，尖锐地，直言不讳地

He pointedly ignored her question.
他故意忽略她的問題。
The speaker pointedly criticized the government's policy.
講者明確批評政府的政策。
She pointedly asked why he was late again.
她特意問他為什麼又遲到了。
The teacher pointedly looked at the noisy students.
老師有意地看著吵鬧的學生們。
He pointedly refused to discuss the matter further.
他刻意拒絕進一步討論這個問題。
The manager pointedly reminded his staff of their responsibilities.
經理特意提醒他的員工他們的責任。
She pointedly avoided looking at him during the conversation.
在對話期間，她刻意避免看他。
The author pointedly addressed the issue of poverty in his novel.
作者在他的小說中明確地提出了貧困問題。
They pointedly excluded him from the meeting.
他們特意把他排除在會議之外。
The senator pointedly questioned the minister about the scandal.
參議員針對醜聞明確質詢部長。