take somebody's pointとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

to take someone's point

1. (idiomatic) To agree with what a person says; to understand a person's argument and be persuaded by it.
   • 1914, P. G. Wodehouse, "Deep Waters" in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories:

     "Then," said Mr Mifflin, cordially, "say no more. I take your point. My objections are removed."

   • 2002, Richard D. Leppert, "Commentary: Music and Mass Culture," in Essays on Music, ISBN 9780520231597, p. 345:

     Wading through the apparent sarcasm, we can take his point that the "badness" common to popular music as a whole is not excused by the small amount of it that is notably good.

2. (idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying.
   • 1900, Henry James, "Mrs. Medwin":

     I take your point well enough, but mayn't you be after all quite wrong?

   • 1909, H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay, ch. 5:

     "I played 'em off one against the other," said my uncle. I took his point in an instant. He had gone to each of them in turn and said the others had come in.