| 单词 | riposte |
| 释义 | riposte (once / 21929 pages) nv A riposte is a clever comeback, one of those witty responses that you usually think after the fact — when it's too late to say them. Winston Churchill was famous for his skill with a riposte, like when his friend Lady Astor said that if he were her husband, she'd poison his tea, and he responded, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it!" This kind of quick, funny retort is a classic riposte. Originally, the word riposte came from a French word for a certain kind of lunge in fencing, and it still has this same meaning today. WORD FAMILYriposte: riposted, ripostes, riposting USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps this episode was intended as a Chinese riposte to Mr. Trump. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) Suitably stung, the visiting riposte proved rapid and vicious. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) He shoots down the internet rumour that he would like to name a hippo Colin as a riposte to Colin Firth bagging leading roles. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) 1n (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge Hyper counterattack, countermove an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. 2n a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) Syn|Hypo|Hyper comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing an impudent or insolent rejoinder reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange 3v make a return thrust his opponent riposted Hyper hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust make a thrusting forward movement 4v answer back Syn|Hyper come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return answer, reply, respond react verbally |
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