riposte

🇺🇸 /rɪˈpəʊst/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈpɒst/
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noun
R

A quick and smart answer to something someone said, especially if it was critical.

She delivered a sharp riposte to his insult.

彼女は彼の侮辱に鋭い反論を返した。

R

An action taken in response to something that has happened.

The company's new policy was a strategic riposte to the competitor's move.

会社の新しい方針は、競合他社の動きに対する戦略的な反撃でした。

verb
R

To reply quickly and cleverly, especially to criticism.

‘You're always late,’ he complained, to which she riposted, ‘And you're always too early.’

‘あなたはいつも遅刻する’と言われて、彼女は‘そしてあなたはいつも遅すぎる’と反論した。

translation

n. 素早い返答, 反撃
v. 素早く返答する

語形変化

3rd Present ripostes
Past riposted
Perfect riposted
Progressive riposting
Plural ripostes