英和和英

名詞

case in point (複数形 cases in point)

1. An example that illustrates a point.
   • 1837, Ellen Marriage, The Two Poets, translation of original by Honoré de Balzac:

     But philosophers inform us that old age is apt to revert to the habits of youth, and Sechard senior is a case in point—the older he grew, the better he loved to drink.

   • 1977, Bernstein, Thomas P., “The Stability of the Settlement”, in Up to the Mountains and Down to the Villages: The Transfer of Youth from Urban to Rural China‎^[1], Yale University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 77-76291, OCLC 3001930, page 258:

     Reassignment can rekindle the yearning for city life in UYs who have spent many years in the villages. A case in point is that of a young woman who settled in Ch’ien-chiang county, Hupei, in 1965, having come from Wuhan. She did well, joined the CCP in 1966, and became YCL branch secretary.

   • 1996, Sun, Lena H., “China Seeks Ways to Protect Elderly; Support Agreements Replacing Traditional Respect for the Aged”, in Ourselves and Others: The Washington Post Sociology Companion‎^[2], Second edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, OCLC 34929761, page 131:

     To help protect the rights of the elderly, particularly in rural areas, some localities have begun requiring contracts of support between elderly parents and their children. A case in point is the village of Tiezu, or Iron Mouth in English, located in Qindu county on the outskirts of Xianyang, a former ancient capital of China in central Shaanxi province.
     Starting this year, newlyweds in Qindu district have been required to sign contracts pledging to support their parents after age 60.

   • 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian‎^[3]:

     The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:case in point.

同意語

• example in point
• (an example that illustrates a point): precedent, example, instance, illustration, representative