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单词 esprit de l'escalier
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esprit de l'escalier

[ es-preeduhle-skahl-yey ]
/ ɛsˈpri də lɛˈskɑl yeɪ /

noun French.

a perfect comeback or witty remark that one frustratingly comes up with only when the moment for doing so has passed: Writers, by nature, tend to be people in whom l' esprit de l'escalier is a recurrent experience.

Origin of esprit de l'escalier

First recorded in 1905–10; literally, “wit of the staircase” (i.e., after one has left the gathering)

Words nearby esprit de l'escalier

espouse, espressivo, espresso, esprit, esprit de corps, esprit de l'escalier, Espronceda, espundia, espy, Esq., esquamate
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