-punct-punct= point,make sharp, 表示“点,变尖”

acupuncture

/ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/n. 针灸(acu 尖+punct+ure→用针尖点→针灸)

puncture

/ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/v. 穿孔,刺穿(punct+ure→点[进去]→刺穿)

punctual

/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/adj. 准时的(punct+ual→到点上→准点的)

punctuality

/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/n. 守时(punctual+ity)

punctilious

/pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/adj. 谨小慎微的(punct+ilious→[做事]点滴不 漏→小心的)

compunction

/kəmˈpʌŋkʃ(ə)n/n. 后悔,悔恨(com 共同+punct+ion→浑身像针 刺一样→悔恨)

punctuate

/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/v. 加标点(punct+uate→加上点→加标点)

-point-punct= point,make sharp, 表示“点,变尖”

pointed

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/adj. 尖的,成尖状的(point+ed)

pointer

/ˈpɔɪntə(r)/n, 指针;批示者(point+et→尖的东西→指针)

appoint

/əˈpɔɪnt/v. 任命,指派(ap 加强动作+point→指定某人)

disappoint

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/v. 使失望;受挫折(dis 不+appoint→不[被] 指派→失望)