point it「point at和point to的区别」

今天看到这句话：

Up to this point I still haven’t receive the tracking number that you promised.

up to this point，在百度这边搜到的是“到目前为止”的意思，相当于so far。但在谷歌搜出来的都是up to a (certain) point这个词。

up to a (certain) point的英文解释：

• used to indicate that a statement is partly but not completely true
• 用来表示一个陈述部分正确但不完全正确
• partly, or to a limited degree
• 部分地，或在一定程度上

If you say that something is true up to a point, you mean that it is partly but not completely true.

如果你说某件事在up to a point上是真的，你的意思是它部分是真的，但不是完全是真的。

例句：

I understand his feelings up to a point.

在某种程度上，我理解他的感受。

Competition is good but only up to a certain point.

竞争是好的，但只是在一定程度上。

Of course there is some truth in all this, but only up to a point.

当然，这一切都有一定的道理，但只是在一定程度上。

The new traffic system worked up to a point, but it had its problems.

新的交通系统在一定程度上取得了成效，但也存在一些问题。

'Was she good?'—'Mmm. Up to a point.'

“她好吗?”——“嗯。在某种程度上。”

It worked up to a point.

它在一定程度上起了作用。

"up to the point" 和 "up to a point"有什么区别？

观点一：

"Up to a point" is a phrase meaning "to some extent" or "partly".

“Up to a point”是一个短语，意思是“在某种程度上”或“部分地”。

• A: "Do you agree with free speech for everyone?"
• "你同意每个人的言论自由吗？"
• B: "Up to a point, but not if they are inciting crime or hatred."
• "在一定程度上，但如果他们是在煽动犯罪或仇恨，则不同意。"

"Up to the point" is not a phrase in itself (except that it is a group of words) and only has meaning as part of a longer sentence.

“Up to the point”本身并不是一个短语（除了它是一组词），只有作为一个较长句子的一部分才有意义。

• A: "Did you enjoy the film?"
• "你喜欢这部电影吗？"
• B: "Only up to the point where the hero got married. It was boring after that."
• "只喜欢到男主人公结婚的地方。之后就很无聊了。"

观点二：

There’s no real difference, except that “up to the point” is usually followed by a phrase that explains what point you mean - for example, “up to the point of no return.” “Up to a point” is usually used without any explanation following.

没有什么真正的区别，除了“up to the point”后面通常会跟着一个短语来解释你的意思——例如，“up to the point of no return”。“Up to a point”通常在使用时，后面没有任何解释。

观点三：

It is the same as the difference between “a” and “the”.

“a” 和 “the”是一样的。

以上三个观点来自：

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-up-to-the-point-and-up-to-a-point

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