プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ほこさき【矛先】
&fRoman1;〔矛の先〕a spearhead; a spear point
彼に矛先を向けた
I pointed my spearhead at him.
彼は敵の矛先をかわした
He parried his enemy's thrust.
&fRoman2;
❶〔攻撃の目標〕the target [focus] of an [one's] attack
彼は雇い主に抗議の矛先を向けた
「He aimed his attack at [He rose in revolt against] his employer.
❷〔論鋒(ろんぽう)〕
彼らは非難の矛先を労働組合に向けた
They put the blame on the labor union.
彼女は冷静に彼の議論の矛先を鈍らせた
She calmly 「took the edge off [blunted the force of] his argument.
彼は巧みに論争の矛先をかわした
He maneuvered himself out of the argument.