riposte
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/rɪˈpəʊst/
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/rɪˈpɒst/
A quick and smart answer to something someone said, especially if it was critical.
She delivered a sharp riposte to his insult.
그녀는 그의 모욕에 날카로운 반격을 했다.
An action taken in response to something that has happened.
The company's new policy was a strategic riposte to the competitor's move.
회사의 새로운 정책은 경쟁자의 움직임에 대한 전략적 반격이었습니다.
To reply quickly and cleverly, especially to criticism.
‘You're always late,’ he complained, to which she riposted, ‘And you're always too early.’
‘너는 항상 늦게 와’라고 불평했지만, 그녀는 ‘그리고 너는 항상 너무 일찍 온다’라고 반박했다.