mid-14c., "a tiler" (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from point (v.). From c. 1500 as "maker of needlepoint lace." From 1570s as "thing that points;" meaning "dog that stands rigid in the presence of game, facing the quarry" is recorded from 1717. Meaning "item of advice" first recorded 1883.
雙語例句
1. Sunday's elections should be a pointer to the public mood.
從周日的選舉可以看出公眾的情緒。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She tapped on the world map with her pointer.
她用教鞭敲了敲世界地圖。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A light pointer is often useful with a slide projector.
光指示器經(jīng)常與幻燈片放映機(jī)一起使用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.