pinpoint

特定する、突き止める

何かの場所や原因を正確に見つけ出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To find or identify exactly where something is or what causes it.

• We need to pinpoint the problem.
• Police pinpointed the source of the noise.
• Can you pinpoint where the pain began?

類義語： identify, locate

よく使う表現： pinpoint the cause, pinpoint a problem, pinpoint the location

精密さ、正確さ

特に場所を見つけたり狙った所に当てたりするときの、非常に高い正確さ。

やさしい英語で： A very high degree of exactness, especially in finding or hitting a place.

• She hit the target with pinpoint accuracy.
• The camera recorded every movement with pinpoint precision.
• His passes reached his teammates with pinpoint accuracy.

類義語： precision, exactness

反対語： inaccuracy

よく使う表現： with pinpoint accuracy, with pinpoint precision

小さな点

非常に小さな点や印。

やさしい英語で： A very small dot or point.

• I saw a pinpoint of light.
• The distant boat was just a pinpoint on the sea.
• Tiny pinpoints appeared in the dark sky.

使い方： a pinpoint of something (A pinpoint of light shone through the curtain.)

類義語： dot, speck

よく使う表現： a pinpoint of light, a tiny pinpoint, a bright pinpoint

正確な、精密な

特に物の位置や行き先について、極めて正確な。

やさしい英語で： Extremely exact, especially about where something is or where it should go.

• The robot works with pinpoint accuracy.
• We need pinpoint control to land safely.
• Her pinpoint passes helped the team win.

類義語： precise, exact

反対語： imprecise, inexact

よく使う表現： pinpoint accuracy, pinpoint precision, pinpoint control