"make a point of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 特意
• 刻意

Definition

總是特意去做某事，或特別注意做某事，通常因為這對你很重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個半正式表達，強調你總是或刻意做某事，之後常接動名詞（如 'make a point of helping'）。不要與 'prove a point'（證明某事正確）混淆。

Examples

She makes a point of smiling at everyone she meets.

她**特意**對每個人微笑。

I make a point of eating breakfast every day.

我**特意**每天喫早餐。

They make a point of being on time for work.

他們**總是特意**準時上班。

He always makes a point of calling his mother every Sunday, no matter how busy he is.

無論多忙，他每個星期天都**特意**給媽媽打電話。

We make a point of turning off the lights when we leave the house.

我們離開家時總是**特意**關燈。

She makes a point of correcting her mistakes so she can learn from them.

她總是**特意**改正自己的錯誤，以便從中學習。