点名

• 拼音: diǎn míng
• 汉字拆解: 点 = simplified from 點, meaning to point or check; 名 = 夕 (evening) + 口 (mouth)

含义

Roll call; to call the roll. The act of reading names aloud to check who is present.

Most commonly used in school and military settings where attendance is taken. Can also mean to single someone out by name, as in 点名批评 (to criticise someone by name). Functions as both a verb phrase and a noun.

例句

1. 老师每天上课前都要点名。
2. 今天点名的时候有三个同学没到。
3. 领导在会上点名表扬了小张。

用法指南

语境: school, workplace

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 上课前先点名。(Let's take roll before class starts.)
• 他被老师点名回答问题了。(He was called on by the teacher to answer a question.)

错误说法

• 用'点名'代替'叫名字' (Don't use 点名 when you simply want to call someone's name to get their attention — 点名 implies checking attendance or singling someone out formally)

起源与历史

Compound of 点 (to point, to check) and 名 (name). Originally meant to point at or mark off names on a list.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal