point blank

単刀直入に、ずばりと

言葉をやわらげず、はっきりと直接言ったり尋ねたりすること。

やさしい英語で： You say or ask something very directly, without trying to sound gentle.

• I asked her point blank.
• He told me point blank that he disliked the plan.
• She asked point blank whether I had taken the money.

類義語： bluntly, directly, frankly

反対語： indirectly

よく使う表現： ask point blank, tell someone point blank

きっぱりと、即座にはっきりと

理由を述べず、即座にはっきり答えたり断ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： You say something or refuse immediately and firmly, without giving reasons.

• She refused point blank.
• He said point blank that he would not pay.
• They refused point blank to discuss the decision.

類義語： outright, flatly

よく使う表現： refuse point blank, say point blank

至近距離から

狙う人や物のすぐ近くから銃を撃つこと。

やさしい英語で： A gun is fired from very close to the person or thing being shot.

• He fired point blank at the target.
• The guard was shot point blank during the robbery.
• The attacker aimed his pistol and shot point blank.

類義語： at close range

よく使う表現： shoot point blank, fire point blank