Good point
Informal Polite
What it really means
A quick way to acknowledge someone's contribution in a discussion — "Good point", "That's a fair point". Keeps the conversation friendly, and buys you a second to think before responding.
Chinese explanation
在讨论中认可别人发言的简短说法——"Good point"（说得好）、"That's a fair point"（有道理）。既维持友好气氛，也给自己争取一秒思考时间。
Example conversation
A: But the sample size was tiny — only thirty people.
B: Good point. Though the follow-up study repeated it at scale.
A：但样本量太小了——只有三十个人。
B：说得好。不过后续研究已经大规模重复了实验。
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